Promoted VfL Bochum does not want to know anything about staying up in the league before the duel on Saturday (3:30 p.m. / Sky) at SC Freiburg.
“I don’t even want to think about whether we can celebrate after this weekend or not,” said coach Thomas Reis at the press conference on Thursday.
He and the team “are only concentrating on this game on Saturday. If we get three points there, you can still look at the other games and competitors,” said the coach: “The topic of staying up in the league is of course brought in from outside.” With currently 36 points after 29 games, the Westphalians are as good as saved.
However, the respect for the Breisgauers from coach Christian Streich is huge: “It’s amazing what Christian Streich and his team are doing again.”
Reis emphasized that he knew exactly “what was in store for us. Freiburg had more of the game in the league, but we were actually closer in the cup. Curiously, the inferior team then won.”