Union professional Niko Gießelmann (30) came to the media after training. And immediately apologized: I’m sorry it took a little longer. But getting care and the follow-up in the weight room is also part of it.”
After that spoke Niko Gießelmann above …
… the atmosphere in the team: She is good. We’re in the mood for the game. Most recently, we regained our self-confidence with the win against Cologne. And such a derby is something special.
… the derby against Hertha: Our fans see themselves as city champions, and so are we in terms of the table. For me it’s important that we approach the derby like the last derbies. Then there’s a good chance that we’ll win the derby too.
… the Olympic Stadium: I don’t even know if it’s sold out, but I hope so. But there are also a lot of Unioners, who create a lot of atmosphere. It will be a different game with spectators, of course. It’s very different from the communication on the pitch. Either you speak much louder or you really don’t understand anything.
… the DFB Cup: We don’t need to beat around the bush, we want to win it. Our objective is very clear. When you’re in the semifinals, you don’t want to be eliminated in the semifinals. Logical. Sure, we want to win the cup, if you’re in the semi-finals, you want to go to the final. But before that we have an important derby ahead of us.
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… the derby triple: Logically I want to get that, that’s the goal for the game. Then you can also say for this season that we are number one in Berlin. Of course I want to get the treble, that’s logical.
… sorry for Hertha: We want to achieve our goals, that’s the priority. It doesn’t matter what you do with the other team. But I personally wish that we have two derbies again next season. It would do us good to have two derbies again next year.
