Here it was, the record that no one in St. Petersburg wanted. Pauli.
The 0-1 defeat against Union Berlin was their eighth defeat in a row. St. Pauli had never done this before Bundesliga. The slide to the bottom of the standings continues. And a turnaround is not yet in sight.
The worst Pauli crisis ever
Of course, coach Alexander Blessin (52) is now more in demand than ever. He tries to instill stability in the team. Of course he also tried it before the Union game.
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But it didn’t work. First half – hard to explain. Of course, the shop should be as tight as possible in the back. But the show seems hopeless, with no ideas, no plans!
Almost no initiative, little incentive to attack. Dangerous scenes were enough for Union to score the final winning goal (44th). Captain Jackson Irvine is not among the happiest numbers.
At least: Blessin’s break announcement had an impact. St Pauli with a different face in the 2nd half. Braver, stronger, but unsuccessful and not making the final cut. Unfortunately, Mathias Pereira Lage’s shot hit the inside post (74′).
Blessin: “If you’re stuck, you’re stuck. It’s bittersweet. I don’t think it was a bad game for us. We deserved a draw. Football is difficult. For some people it works, but not for others.”
Blessin: We have to help ourselves!
What Blessin now demands: “We have to be braver. There’s no point in complaining now. We have to help ourselves. We can only do this together.”
Even after eight losses, he wasn’t worried about his job. The coach is confident: “I don’t take myself too seriously. I consciously chose St. Pauli because I know that there are different mechanisms at work there. But in the end I also know that the business will develop one day.”
Göttlich previously explained to DAZN: “It’s not speculation at all that we don’t think about Alexander Blessin. He is our coach.”
However, it won’t get any easier. Next week we are going to Munich. Actually it’s impossible. Blessin: “There are options. We went there, not to give up, but to annoy Bayern a little.”
You can’t imagine that this will start to work.
