VfB enters relegation with “broad chest

Interim coach Nico Willig from VfB Stuttgart is very optimistic before the relegation match against Union Berlin on Thursday and Monday (20.30 hrs/Eurosport player). His team has the chance to “win something”, he said on Tuesday, “not to be taken for granted” in view of the points scored in the past season.

Willig emphasized that this was rather a gratifying development, which is why he emphasized: “We are going into these games with a positive, broad chest.

The actual U19 trainer has also already developed a plan for the two games. It is important to “have fun”, a tip from Huub Stevens after the 0:0 at Schalke 04 last Saturday. Willig also demands from his team “a cool mind as well as a hot heart” as well as a focus not only on the home game on Thursday: “We have to see both games together.”

His team should not rush into anything in the home game, Willig demands. “You have to develop a certain patience”, also the relegation will “not be decided or lost after a match”, as was recently observed in the semi-final duels of the Champions League. It’s also clear: “The boys know exactly what it’s all about, that they should and must retrieve.”

In terms of personnel, Willig can almost draw from the full. He only ruled out the use of Steven Zuber, who had been injured for a long time, right from the start. But the Swiss will probably belong to the squad.