New signing Chris Bedia could start at Union on Wednesday. Coach Nenad Bjelica compares him to top striker Romelu Lukaku.
One option for Union’s starting eleven in Munich: Chris Bedia. IMAGO/Matthias Koch
One thing is clear: Union Berlin will face an angry record champion on Wednesday. FC Bayern Munich lost 1-0 to SV Werder Bremen at the weekend and the gap to Bayer 04 Leverkusen has increased. An advantage for the Iron Men? “I see it as more of a disadvantage. We wanted to wake up Bayern. Now Werder Bremen has woken up Bayern. They certainly won’t allow themselves to achieve such a performance again,” said Union coach Nenad Bjelica.
We’re still looking around the market.
On Wednesday he demanded maximum discipline, maximum aggressiveness and maximum courage to play forward. “Then I believe we will have our chances,” emphasized the Croatian, who will have to do without Rani Khedira (calf) and Josip Juranovic (muscular problems) due to injuries. So it seems likely that captain Christopher Trimmel will start on the right side for the first time under Bjelica.
Another option for the starting eleven is new signing Chris Bedia, who was signed by Swiss first division club Servette FC for two million euros. “He’s in very good physical condition. But everything is new for him. He still needs a little time to adapt,” said the 52-year-old, who compared him to Romelu Lukaku (AS Roma). “He’s a pretty similar guy when it comes to goals.” On the other hand, as is well known, he can no longer count on the services of David Fofana (Burnley FC) and Sheraldo Becker (Real Sociedad).
Bjelica wants to remain variable and continues to explore the transfer market
But that wouldn’t change the statics of the game much, the coach revealed. “We will be variable when it comes to our style of play. We want to be pragmatic and win games. That’s what counts at the moment.” In addition, there would be enough players in the squad who could still play on the wing. “I don’t see any problem with that at all. We’re still looking at the market and working on perhaps improving the team even further.”
2024-01-22 12:51:11
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