Union Berlin: Coach Urs Fischer is sticking to his 40-point goal

Seven bankruptcies in a row

Coach Urs Fischer is not yet worried about his job despite seven competitive defeats in a row with Union Berlin. “Relaxed looks different. If I said I was completely relaxed, I would be lying,” said the Swiss after the 4-2 defeat at Borussia Dortmund. “But I’m not worried. Because it’s not about me, it’s about us. We have to try to get out of the situation together.”

Managing director Oliver Ruhnert also didn’t want to know anything about Serenity, but this should by no means be seen as a growing mistrust of Fischer. “Nothing is ever completely calm in the Bundesliga. “That’s an expression as if no one here cares,” said Ruhnert. “But that’s not how it is with those responsible and the players. “It’s annoying for everyone.” But he hopes for the international break and the return of some injured players.

But at the moment his team is getting “far too many goals. And it’s too easy to score goals against us. That’s not union-like, that’s not our game.” And it’s “a situation that we’re in for the first time for the coach, the manager and the entire club.” The “Irons” are the team with the weakest form the top five leagues, the only ones not to pick up a point in their last five games.

Union Berlin’s Fischer looks ahead: “Needs a positive attitude”

In any case, Fischer is now looking down. “It will be a very difficult season,” he said. “That’s not how we imagined it. But we still have a target, which is: 40 points. Even if we are laughed at for it.” It is now important to “accept the situation. We have our issues and construction sites that we absolutely have to work on. Nevertheless, a positive attitude is required. If I don’t have a positive attitude, I’d rather leave it alone.”

But it won’t be easy, as newcomer Robin Gosens (29) noted. “At some point it becomes a mental story when you keep getting these blows in the neck. I think that’s human,” said the national player. “That’s why it could be that the two weeks are good. Some go to the national team, others maybe have a few days off with the family and can think about something other than football.”

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