Freiburg (dpa / lsw) – Christian Streich was serious. After the 2-2 draw against Borussia Mönchengladbach, the coach of SC Freiburg quickly thought of the next task in the relegation battle of the Bundesliga. Because now the way out of the bad results must finally be found against Arminia Bielefeld next Saturday in the next home game, Streich demanded. “If we don’t do a good job on Saturday and don’t win against Bielefeld, then we’re really on the horns from everywhere,” warned the 55-year-old.
Against whom, if not against the newcomer from East Westphalia and the following week at the crisis club FC Schalke 04 should it work? Streich issued a strong warning. He hoped that each of his players knew that it would work against a relegation competitor like Bielefeld only with the same passion and will as against the Champions League participant from Mönchengladbach. An astonishing demand, the Breisgau residents are always dependent on the collective anyway. And the critical situation in which you are stuck becomes apparent when you look at the table.
The lead on the relegation rank shrank from two points to one point. Although the series held that the sports club in the Bundesliga has not lost against Gladbach at home since March 2002. The SC also expanded the winless series this season to nine games. Since 2014 there has not been such a long stretch without success, at that time the Baden team did not score three times over twelve games across the seasons.
The fact that Bielefeld won 2-1 against FSV Mainz 05 and that this is an important impetus doesn’t make things any easier. But the SC can also take courage from the exciting draw against Gladbach. Two weeks after the miserable 1: 3 against Mainz, the team showed a great improvement. “Against a Champions League participant we can be satisfied with the performance, but definitely not with the number of points,” said Vincenzo Grifo.
In view of twice as many shots on goal (22) and a number of high-profile chances, the yield was actually meager, the table-14. left out best options. Streich called it “crazy” how striker Lucas Höler overcame goalkeeper Yann Sommer when the score was 0-0, but hit the post and the ricochet from Hoeller’s body flew over the goal.
In the end, Freiburg could have left the field as a loser. For the Gladbach team, the goals from Breel Embolo (23rd) and Alassane Pléa (50th) didn’t have to stay. The appearance with the goals of Philipp Lienhart (32nd) and Grifo (49th / foul penalty) should not lead to high spirits before the game against Bielefeld, Streich warned: “I have to make sure that they don’t let themselves be blinded. I can show them when we last won. ” That was on September 19 at 3-2 in Stuttgart.
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