How did the impressive farewell at home actually feel for Christian Streich? Freiburg’s outgoing successful coach distributes compliments to the fans and explains why he has no “last time” thoughts.
Applause for the fans: Freiburg coach Christian Streich at his home farewell. picture alliance / press photo pack
At the kick-off of the game against Heidenheim (1:1) on Saturday, the Freiburg fans presented a choreography mainly in white and red throughout the entire area and with a large block flag in the fan curve in honor of the club’s 120th anniversary, which the Heidenheim supporters in their guest corner with their own choreo in blue, white and red. “The choreo at the beginning was incredible just in terms of color, you could wear it as a T-shirt, it was that beautiful,” enthused Streich.
“Many thanks to the people who work on it and invest so much in order to offer everyone else this feast for the eyes,” said Streich about this work of art, which, according to information on a Synthesia Ultras 79 flyer, cost a total of 20,722.66 euros in materials and transport – cost rent and was made in 3267 working hours.
Streich also praised the messages on banners for the anniversary as well as for his farewell and that of assistant coach Patrick Baier as well as the entire ceremony, which lasted around 40 minutes: “Also what you wrote, the Heidenheimers and our fans – overall it was in Stadium European class. Not national class, but European class.”
Along the back straight, the Freiburg fans emphasized their stance in favor of the 50+1 rule: “A club does not belong to one person – the club belongs to the people and members who identify with it.” And on the large standing stand, decorated with two full-body portraits of the two coaches, it said: “Thank you Christian and Patrick for all the years full of passion, attitude and humility.” The Heidenheim fans also addressed the SC coach with a banner: “Loyalty and honesty, unfortunately a rarity, take care, Christian!” On the lap of honor, Streich blew kisses to the applauding group of guests.
Last time? “I live here and wasn’t a trainer in China”
How did it feel for Streich to have met his own home fans for the last time, who had always celebrated him throughout his twelve and a half years as a professional coach? He didn’t feel any “last time” feeling at all, replied Streich and explained: “It’s not the last time I’ll meet them because I live here. I’ll go to the football stadium again at some point and I’m a little bit part of it Club, in the sense that I worked there for so long.”
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A return is not ruled out, as Streich has been emphasizing for weeks that he cannot rule anything out. “I have no idea what’s coming. What’s coming in six months? What’s coming in a year, what’s coming in two years? I hope I can live for a few more years and so I don’t know what’s going to happen. It’s everything completely open,” he confirmed on Saturday.
“If I’m shuffling around somewhere at half past three on Saturday afternoon…”
Against this background, any form of finality plays no role in his thoughts: “I don’t have the feeling that I’m leaving now because I wasn’t a coach in China and am now going to Germany and continuing to live there. I’m at home here. ” A strange feeling awaits Streich at another time: “If I’m shuffling around somewhere at half past three on Saturday afternoon and they’re playing football here, then it’s probably strange. Now it wasn’t strange. Now it was normal.”
“That pisses me off because it was a complete shitty day against Wolfsburg afterwards.”
And it’s normal for Streich that his mood is primarily oriented towards the sporting events: “I’m going home with the feeling that we’ve left two points behind again. And that pisses me off because against Wolfsburg (1: 2, Anm. d. Red.) it was a total shit day afterwards because it can’t be that we don’t win in these two games.”
Because it was football, it could be. At least until his last game on Saturday (3:30 p.m.) at Union Berlin, where European Cup qualification is still at stake, football, Streich’s great passion and addiction, will dominate this coach’s thoughts. With some distance, Streich will probably have time to reflect on all the things that have happened and get closer to him. Also the impressive farewell ceremony last Saturday.
2024-05-14 18:32:21
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