Suddenly even 6th place is within reach again. In order to continue to have good cards in the race for the European Cup tickets, Freiburg wants to go one better against the in-form Mainz team. Nobody is likely to return from the hospital and the offensive will have to be rebuilt again.
Suddenly Europe is back in: Freiburg’s captain Christian Günter. IMAGO/Steinsiek.ch
What Freiburg and Darmstadt served on the lawn at Böllenfalltor on Sunday was no treat. “We knew it would be disgusting. It felt like the last straw for Darmstadt, it was clear to us that they would throw everything into it. It was just about getting a good result,” said SC captain Christian Günter after the 1-0 win -Labor victory.
The central insight for Günter with a view to the race for the European Cup tickets: “Now we are in the music and have two home games.” First on Sunday it will be against extremely strong Mainz, who are currently working their way out of the relegation zone, and then against Wolfsburg, who are now also at risk of relegation: “These two games will be very difficult because Mainz feels like they are the team of the moment.”
Yannik Keitel expects “a fighting game” again like in Darmstadt. It is important to resist again, demands Günter, “in order to increase the pressure” on the rivals. Eintracht Frankfurt, which is only three points away in sixth place, hosts FC Augsburg on Friday: “Maybe one of them steals points from the other, then we have to be there,” said Günter, but at the same time warned: “We have to look at ourselves , because we can talk a lot, but if we lose the games stupidly, it doesn’t help us.”
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Offensive: improvement – and at least one change necessary
Defensively, the performance at the bottom of the table was a clear improvement compared to the previous 1:4 against Leipzig. Offensively, however, an improvement will probably be necessary in order to be successful against Mainz. It is important to use the gaps and depth better and to increase ball security overall.
Coach Christian Streich has to change his attack formation in at least one position. Roland Sallai, who was not so effective in Darmstadt, will be missing because of his fifth yellow card. How good that long-running favorite Lucas Höler is returning after his yellow card suspension. A one-to-one change is likely, especially since Merlin Röhl continues to have slight discomfort in the abdominal muscle area.
The U-21 international only came to Darmstadt for the second half. Should he be fully fit again, Röhl could represent an alternative to Vincenzo Grifo. Center forward Michael Gregoritsch did well and promoted himself after his ineffective performance against Leipzig in Darmstadt.
Lienhart is still missing, and Weißhaupt isn’t back yet either
Meanwhile, no returns are expected from the hospital. Central defender Philipp Lienhart (knee problems) will still be missing, winger Noah Weißhaupt (ankle injury) has also not yet trained with the team again.
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