Next week, Schmid is expected to train with the ball on the pitch again, and afterwards they will see how it goes. He firmly believes that the team will pick up points in his absence. “There’s no ignoring what happened against Köln, but it’s also nonsense to say that we’re on a downward spiral, because the defeat has to be looked at separately due to the long break,” stressed Schmid. “Of course everyone is angry at themselves, because it was a poor team performance, but we now have the chance to make up for it on Wednesday.”
SVW will host 1. FC Union Berlin at the wohninvest WESERSTADION for their first home game of 2023. It’s getting old to talk about the Eisern as a surprise team after a strong first half of the season that sees them in third place. “They maintain the same style of play under Urs Fischer and focus on their strengths,” said Schmid, “we’d benefit from doing the same, because whenever we have been on the top of our game and played to our strengths, we have also won games.”