Steffen Baumgart's press conference ahead of #WOBFCU starts at...
1. FC Union Berlin (English)@fcunion_en
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Dec 05, 2025
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Steffen Baumgart's press conference ahead of #WOBFCU starts at 14:00. As ever, you can watch the whole thing LIVE on YouTube, or just follow along here in the replies for the usual updates (of a sort). LIVE | youtube.com/watch?v=3qMGU-…
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Here we go. Having had just the day off following THAT cup-tie against Bayern, Steffen says hello, briefly, to a pretty empty room and we're off with the bad news that Andre Markgraf, Dmytro Bogdanov and Robert Skov aren't available. Rani Khedira is suspended.
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He starts off by talking of his side's need to continue the things that they've been doing well all season. Daniel Bauer was his captain at Magdeburg, he says, and he talks of his discipline and hard work glowingly. They both know what to expect of each other, he says.
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He didn't pick him in his first side, Says Steffen - still on Bauer - and to go from that to his captain says a lot. Christian Arbeit points out that bauer played 11 times for Union, there is too much talk of others here :)
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We are stuck in the past, however, and Steffen is taken back to what he calls a really nice time in Wolfsburg; scoring against HSV, making good friends...
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Closer to the present, he's asked about his disappointment from the last two games. Heidenheim, however,will hang around their necks for a little longer. They did, he says,a normal job,not a great job there. Against bayern, we left our hearts on the pitch.
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But there is a lot of self-confidence to be taken, he continues. Asked if he'll rotate his team, he talks of the strength and depth of his squad - both strikers will be back (Oliver and Andrej), so he has options, he says. There are others (not mentioned) who havent played, only because there hasnt been the place for them, not because they arent good enough.
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Asked about Trimmel and if he'll play, Steffen repeats himself; it is possible. No more, no less. Of Livan Burcu he talks of his talent, but of the difficulties of expectations. The good thing about him is that you can see his will to play. And he will, more and more. Though tomorrow, he probably won't start, he gives that much away.
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And with that, they are off. As are we. See you in the Motor City (no, not that one, MC5 fans). Eisern!
