football was 1. FC Union in the past few days, just on the edge. Before the home game against Arminia Bielefeld at Stadion an der Alten Försterei on Friday (18.30, live on Sky) was spoken mainly about two topics: Urs Fischer’s birthday and the large-scale power outage in the district. Union coach, and was lucky to was neither at home nor at work he was hit, electricity was available. Only the Internet in his apartment did not want to, but that was not so bad, after all, the Swiss spends most of the day on the training grounds of the Berlin second division. His players sang to him on Wednesday, a Serenade, there was cake, gifts fishermen will have to wait, probably until Friday. Three points against Bielefeld would be pleased the coach the most.
A simple game, the Berlin is not expected, however. The Arminia is conceded a good start in this year, and only at a disadvantage in the last round against Magdeburg, but by an unjustified Red card – the first defeat. “You have away won the one or other game and know how to get there,” says Fischer. Since November of Bielefeld is undefeated in the distance. “You have a good mix between ball possession and quick Shift.”
reunion with Uwe Neuhausen
Big Surprises, the Berlin must not expect, because the coach of the Ostwestfalen you know only too well. Uwe Neuhaus worked from 2007 to 2014 in the Union, and rose with the club from the regional League to the Second League. “The seven years have been a great and successful time that we have brought together a lot on the way. But I’m not going there, to meet well-Known, but points to take,“ says Neuhaus. Fishermen know the past of his counterpart, a similarly long-term for him is currently not an issue. “I fishing me a lot, but you know how fast paced the business of football is, and because seven years for a coach for a very long time,” says. “I prefer to live in the present.”
In that it goes for the Berlin the rise, even if the terms of Union no one. Twelve days before the end of the club is in the narrow upper third of the table as Second – favourites 1. FC Köln. In their own stadium in Berlin, even with distance the best team in the League, across the seasons, they are unbeaten in 18 home games.
The chances that this remains on Friday, not bad. While at Union, the last embattled Carlos Mané and Suleiman Abdullahi are fit again and only Sebastian Polter is missing, needs to Neuhaus abandon a minimum of six players, including the former Unioner Sören Brandy. In addition, the game of the bielefelder is for the benefit of the people of Berlin.
Finally an opponent, the football wants to play
unlike the last two opponents Sandhausen-Duisburg, acting primarily destructive and with high balls, Bielefeld try to play football. “This is a team that a little trust,” says Fischer.
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Union will probably go with the same starting lineup into the game as the narrow 3:2 victory in Duisburg. In the Defensive Fischer rotates anyway, not voluntary, and a couple of small question marks only the most offensive Position in the midfield and on the outside. According to your recent performance, Robert Zulj and Marcel Hartel, should get the preference in front of Felix Kroos and Abdullahi. “We have to take many things from the Duisburg game and need a presence from the first second”, asks the fisherman. Then it should give up after cake and a Serenade three points.