Freiburg (AP) – The view went quickly forward. “Pleasant” is the situation in which SC Freiburg will compete at Bayern next weekend, said coach Christian Streich. “We are ready,” said sports director Jochen Saier at Sky with a smile. If Munich actually wins, he will “show an even broader smile,” announced goalkeeper Mark Flekken.
The self-confidence of the people of Baden is huge. And promoted Greuther Fürth, who was defeated 3: 1 (2: 0) on Saturday, is currently not an opponent with whom you are staying for too long. The sports club has already collected 22 points this season. With a win in a direct duel in a week, the third-placed team would draw level with the leaders and record champions Bayern. And set a new club record. Freiburg are currently in ten Bundesliga games without defeat in a row – there have never been eleven. “This is a special situation for us,” said Saier of the never-ending soaring of his team.
“Take off Bayern’s lederhosen!”, The fans sang loudly after Freiburg’s first league success in the new Europa-Park Stadium on Saturday. “After a win like that, you are of course totally euphoric,” said goal scorer Nicolas Höfler. “But we know where we’re going.” “A lot has to fit” so that the fans’ wish for the next three points can come true.
At the moment, almost everything fits in with the Breisgauer. As the only club in German professional football, they have not yet lost this season. Against Fürth, they performed like a real top team, punished every mistake their opponent made ice cold, survived the few urge phases of the bottom of the table quite unscathed and ultimately played the game down confidently. An own goal by Simon Asta (20th minute), a header from Höfler (39th) and a converted penalty from Vincenzo Grifo (79th) led to the sixth league win this season.
The goal conceded by Jamie Leweling (74th) was only the seventh for Freiburg in the current season – that is the best value in the league. And also thanks to the well-rehearsed defense around Philipp Lienhart and Nico Schlotterbeck. Just like full-back Lukas Kübler, the duo suffered during the week after their narrow victory in the DFB Cup at VfL Osnabrück. But everyone went against Fürth to the limit of pain – including Höfler, who had suspended against the third division.
“We had to go brutally to the edge,” said coach Streich about the performance against Fürth. “I wouldn’t be really satisfied with the footballing that we offered in the second half,” he emphasized. But with a view to the personnel situation, it was. Especially since the second half should have given the Freiburg team a positive insight: that they are now able to win games without being too shiny.
In the style of Bavaria. To whom the so modest Badeners, who initially only think of staying in class, are currently closer than the faulty Fürthers. With a look at the table, he could “not deny” that they had a “top game” in Munich, said Streich. “Let’s see how many top games we will have this season after that.” If the Freiburgers continue to appear as stable and self-confident as they were before, a few more are likely to join them.
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