No plans for Freiburg-Aus
Streich refrains from using “illegal means” in the future
March 28, 2024, 6:59 p.m
At first it’s just regeneration: Christian Streich doesn’t know where he will go after his departure as Freiburg head coach at the end of the season. He doesn’t want to resort to “unaffordable and illegal means.” The coach doesn’t want one thing for the time being: sentimentality.
Cult coach Christian Streich currently has no concrete plans for the time after his departure from SC Freiburg. “I have no idea, I don’t know. I don’t know what will happen to me in June,” said the 58-year-old at his first press conference ten days after he announced his departure: “What I notice is that These last two years in the European Cup were exceptionally great. But they were brutally intense with the many, many games.” “It now depends on how much time I need to regenerate and recover.”
In his 29 years at the club he has always been “absolutely at the top level” and needs a break. “I would be very surprised if I opened somewhere in July,” emphasized Streich: “Then I would have to find a special remedy that works quickly for regeneration. I don’t know if it’s on the market and if so, it probably is unaffordable or illegal. I can’t imagine it.”
“Don’t rule anything out for the future”
He has always had structure in his life through work. “Now I no longer have any work and therefore no structure,” explained Streich: “It’s about creating a new structure. I’ve never had that in my life.” He doesn’t want to “rule anything out for the future, simply because I can’t seriously rule anything out because I’ve dealt with it in no time so far.” He has to see what he and his family need.
In any case, his decision to end his coaching job with the professional team after twelve and a half years remains “the right one, no matter what. It was about time,” said the Baden native: “The club needs new energy, that will happen. I’m really happy about it looks positive. It’s very important that the team gets something new.” On his farewell tour of the Bundesliga, Streich wants to put his feelings aside for now. “Now you’re obviously highly motivated and you have to try to block out everything. All the sentimentality,” he said.