Tuesday in Stuttgart
After the tenth defeat in a row, 1.FC Union Berlin wants to turn things around in the DFB Cup. “In this situation we have to take small steps. We have to be willing to do everything we can in 90 minutes to get through to the next round,” said Union coach Urs Fischer one day before the guest appearance of Europe’s weakest first division team in the second round of the cup at league rivals VfB Stuttgart on Tuesday (6 p.m./Sky). .
Given the series of defeats, Fischer is calling for more courage than in the 3-0 defeat against the Swabians on matchday 8 in the Bundesliga. “The self-confidence is not optimal, but we still have to have confidence in ourselves – against and with the ball. If you have confidence in yourself, something is possible,” said the 57-year-old Swiss, looking back on the league game nine days ago. “Even if the ease is not there, you have to try. That’s where the task lies for us.”
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The coach doesn’t care that the opponent can’t send his top scorer Serhou Guirassy (27) onto the pitch due to an injury. “Stuttgart still has enough quality. It would be wrong to focus on just one player.”
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The “Picture“had previously reported that Fischer’s expulsion was no longer ruled out. The Swiss has been in office with the “Irons” for just over five years, only Christian Streich (11 years, 9 months) in Freiburg and Frank Schmidt (16 years, 1 month) in Heidenheim have had longer stints in the Bundesliga. “There is absolutely no wrongdoing. He will sit on the bench on Tuesday,” said Union sports director Oliver Ruhnert on Saturday evening in the “ZDF sports studio” after the 2-0 defeat in the crisis duel at Werder Bremen. “We said last week – and this continues to apply – that we are discussing things internally and want to overcome this really difficult time together and get it back on track.”
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