Bundesliga farewell to SC Freiburg
“I no longer have any structure,” Streich reflects on his time without a coaching job
As of: 11:28 a.m. | Reading time: 4 minutes
“I don’t have any more work and I don’t have any structure anymore.”
At the end of the season, SC Freiburg and the Bundesliga are losing one of their most influential figures of the last decades. Christian Streich has commented on his future for the first time since his farewell announcement – and also provided insights into his private life.
After his emotional video message, Christian Streich speaks for the first time about his departure from SC Freiburg. And about his future. The cult coach will miss one thing in particular from the summer onwards. Streich believes his successor can achieve great things.
In the days after May 18th, a completely different phase of life with many new things will begin for Christian Streich. At least at the beginning. After the game at 1. FC Union Berlin on the last matchday of the Bundesliga, the South Baden native’s almost twelve and a half year era as head coach of SC Freiburg is definitely over. This week he spoke publicly for the first time about his decision, which he announced via video message.
“On Monday morning I knew where I had to go. And on Sunday mornings too,” Streich described his everyday life so far. “Get up, brush your teeth, shower, get dressed and then go to work at the stadium. That’s structure. It’s about structure and work.”
That’s how it has been so far, explained the 58-year-old ten days after he announced his self-chosen farewell. “Now I no longer have any work and I no longer have any structure,” says Streich. His family will probably soon say to him: “Could you see if you can get out of the house so that some normality can return.”
No sentimentality in Freiburg yet
However, it will still take seven weeks for this new normal to begin. In the end it will probably be very emotional. But on his farewell tour, Streich wants to put his feelings aside for now. “Now you are of course highly motivated and have to try to block everything out. All sentimentality,” he said.
also read
That’s why he doesn’t want to think too much about the past and what he’s experienced with the club and the team. “So that you are still fully focused to play good games.”
Here you will find content from Instagram
In order to display embedded content, your revocable consent to the transmission and processing of personal data is necessary, as the providers of the embedded content require this consent as third party providers [In diesem Zusammenhang können auch Nutzungsprofile (u.a. auf Basis von Cookie-IDs) gebildet und angereichert werden, auch außerhalb des EWR]. By setting the switch to “on”, you agree to this (revocable at any time). This also includes your consent to the transfer of certain personal data to third countries, including the USA, in accordance with Art. 49 (1) (a) GDPR. You can find more information about this. You can revoke your consent at any time using the switch and privacy at the bottom of the page.
Like this Saturday (3:30 p.m./Sky) at Borussia Mönchengladbach, where Streich has to do without offensive player Noah Weißhaupt, who injured his ankle, and probably also the injured central defenders Matthias Ginter and Philipp Lienhart. The use of offensive player Roland Sallai is also not certain. It is the first of eight games in which Streich will be on the sidelines in front of the Freiburg bench.
What does Christian Streich’s future hold?
He doesn’t know what he will do after his many years as SC coach. “I have no idea,” said Streich, who had previously worked as a youth coach for Breisgauer for many years. At the moment he is looking forward to being able to take it easy soon.
The current and last seasons, in which Freiburg reached the round of 16 of the Europa League, have been “extraordinarily great” so far, “but energetically brutally intense”. Especially because of the many English weeks with games every three days. Now he wants to relax and recharge his batteries.
The decision to stop was the right one, said the Baden resident. And it will remain correct. “Now it’s almost perfect the way it is. I’m grateful and satisfied for that.” At least he has the opportunity to decide for himself when it’s over. “Very few coaches have that.”
also read
After the last few weeks of mixed sports, Streich will do everything in his power to lead the ninth-placed side into the European Cup once again. Then a new time begins for him. “Then everything will be different – and this difference will be very exciting,” says Streich.
The announcement of the imminent separation hit the professionals emotionally, reported offensive player Vincenzo Grifo on Sky. “He made every player better and developed them personally and personally. “He shaped this club,” said the professional. “We have decided to go into the final games at full throttle and with all our strength so that we can show our gratitude for him.” The team still wants to achieve a lot in the next few weeks.
also read
From the summer onwards, Julian Schuster, who was previously the liaison coach between the sports club’s youth and professionals and a former Breisgauer captain, will take over from Streich. He has a lot of confidence in him as the new head coach.
Grifo, who still played with Schuster, also finds the club’s decision convincing. “He is a young, hungry coach who knows a lot about football. Of course it’s his first coaching position, but I have a lot of confidence in him.”
