It's a double press conference, Unioner! First Steffen Baumgart...
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Sep 19, 2025
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It's a double press conference, Unioner! First Steffen Baumgart will talk ahead of #SGEFCU before Ailien Poese addresses #FCUSGS. All kicking off at 14:00, you can watch the whole thing LIVE, or just follow us here for the usual updates (of a sort). Eisern!
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Alright, it's a big weekend, so, sleeves up, let's get down to business. Steffe will be without Josip Juranovic, Tom Rothe, Stanley Nsoki or Livan Burcu.
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He starts off with the inevitable question about Diogo leite, but he bats it away, saying simply that if he is in the squad then he could be an option. Sunday, of course, will tell
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He is then asked about Oluwaseun Ogbemudia. He is full of praise for the young centre-half, but he's not quite yet ready for the starting XI, he say. In general terms of how they'll depfend, he says that even a return to a back four is not impossible. But, of course, he gives little more away.
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Young players will never play a 100% perfect game, he says, referring to his players own criticisms of themselves. But he sees this as a positive. We are all self-critical, he says.
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He says that the Frannkfurt stadium, with its atmosphere and fans, will be motivation enough for his players to give the performance that he wants from them.
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He is full of praise for Sunday's hosts, of their power and skill, and how they are usedto the extra weight of European football in midweek. He doesn't underestimate them, but still is expectant for his own chances there.
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Asked about Aljoscha kemlein and Wooyeong Jeong, he says that when you come back from a long injury, you need to fight to get back into the squad. The decision not to start them yet, he says, was his. But they are on a good way.
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Leite will 100% not play tomorrow he says, a smile broadening out across his face, because the game is on sunday. He enjoyed that one.
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On the women's game tomorrow he says that though he is occupied with his own tasks this weekend, he can only guarantee that he and all his team have their fingers crossed for the women, and they're 100% behind them. And with that, they're off. Ailien's up next...
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And here she is, smiling, too. Christian does, however, as ever have to start with the bad new. Leonie Köster, Judith Steinert, Hannah Eurlings, and Fatma Sakar aren't fit for tomorrow. Over 8,000 of you will be here though!
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Essen are an established Bundesliga side, and have a certain aggressiveness, says Ailien, cautiously eyeing up the challenge tomorrow.
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We were alseep in the first ten minutes, she says of the disatrous start against Leverkusen, but ashe says how much they learned from that - particularly about how much little mistakes are punished - and how impressive their comeback was. Despite the result
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She says that tomorrow they need to be good at the back, to be sharp in the tackle and win the ball back quickly.
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Asked about whether SGS represent the last of the true women's only clubs, she bats it away, I can't talk about that, she says. She's focussed only on us.
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It took until the 3rd game of last season for the women to get their first win last season. She smiles, knowingly. I'll take it, she says.
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Asked about whether Tomke's goal actually crossed the line, she isn't sure either. We have cameras behind the goal too, and we don't know. Arbeit joins in with a smile. This is traditional football, he says.
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They have moved training around a little to prepare for the early kick off tomorrow. It's worked well, she says, but despite that, well, 12:00... it's stupid, isnt it.
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And that is that. It's going to be a beautiful day, it's an early kick off and there are still tickets available. We'll see you there. Eisern!
