Celebrate 6th place? Baumgart: Maybe there is a different constellation

In a point ahead of 7th place, it is clear: FC wins against VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday and at the same time wins Cologne persecutors Union Berlin at SC Freiburg, FC has qualified for an international competition. At least for the Europa Conference League.

• "I'm not counting at all"
• "I was even worse": Duda is again "an option"
• overflowing emotions as an opportunity

"I'm not counting at all"

When 6th place for the Europa League and when 7th place for the Europa Conference is a complicated arithmetic game in which Steffen Baumgart does not want to participate. "I'm not expecting at all," says the FC coach, "I expect that we want to win the next game. And that's difficult enough. And then let's take a look at the next week. We know where we are. We know what we have in terms and we still want to see that it continues one or the other step. "

Baumgart relates to the next games, not to the table. Nevertheless, everything is still possible for FC from the Europa Conference League to the Europa League and the Champions League.

And the 50-year-old then does not exclude the premier class between the lines even before the last match day when he is asked that it would be most beautiful to qualify for the European Cup against Wolfsburg in front of its own fans to be able to make and celebrate.

Then I don't know if it is already over afterwards. Then maybe there is a different constellation.

Steffen Baumgart

"I don't think we will celebrate on Saturday," replies the coach. With a victory, the FC could qualify for Europe, but "then I don't know whether it will be over afterwards. Then maybe there is a different constellation." Which could even make the attack on 4th place!

"I was even worse": Duda is again "an option"

For this, however, VfL Wolfsburg ("a very good qualitatively good team. If you get into play, you are a team that is more likely to be in our table area"). At this goal, offensive player Ondrej Duda can take part again, who had to train the last week with the regional league team because he had refused to substantiate his late change in the 3-1 against Bielefeld.

"He is an option for the squad at first. He is still an important player. What has been is a situation that happens in football. Everyone has. I think it was even worse. That is over, that's over done, "explains Baumgart calmly about Dudas misguided emotions.

overflowing emotions as an opportunity

Baumgart, on the other hand, sees the overflowing emotions around FC in view of a sensational season. The trainer sees as an opportunity, not as a danger. "At the moment you have to absorb everything. I don't know how often such a situation can arise in football. I have the opportunity to achieve such a goal for the first time. And many of the boys. Football not that you could be satisfied with everything that is going. "

So often you don't have such a situation in football that you could be satisfied with everything that runs.

Steffen Baumgart

Baumgart has given his professionals to his professionals since taking office in the summer of 2021 with the euphoria: "Just remain clear," he demands "just stay with you."

So that in the end you can celebrate without computing - whatever...