SC Freiburg: Best of Christian Streich 2012 bis 2024

Christian Streich's press conferences are legendary. Sometimes humorous, sometimes thoughtful, and never afraid of politically sensitive topics, that's how the Freiburg football coach presents himself. An hour-long selection from twelve years. The video compilation also reflects the times, as Christian Streich repeatedly addresses current political events. Like the state of the world, his statements also seem to have become more serious and concerned over the years. When thousands of people demonstrated against right-wing extremism in the spring of 2024, he took a clear stance and demanded: "All of us – stand up!" (in the video from minute 56:26). Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine also occupied Streich in a press conference in 2022 (46:28). When Streich replaced the hapless Marcus Sorg in the winter of 2012, it quickly became clear that the new head coach not only knew a thing or two about football, but could also tell a highly entertaining story. His press conferences contributed to his popularity just as much as the many sporting successes. Streich became a brand because he was genuine, because unlike many of his coaching colleagues and players, he didn't hide behind empty phrases, because he looked far, sometimes very far, beyond the pitch. It was no coincidence that the New York Times, in a 2020 profile, honored him as the "philosopher of the Black Forest." Among the classics of Streich's early work are his discussion of the question "Where's the mustard?" (in the best-of compilation starting at 00:05) and his reflection on whether Bundesliga professionals should draw strength from prayer or from a bath (00:35). In 2013, Streich imagined himself as the new Pope Francis greeted the crowd in St. Peter's Square with "Buona sera" from the balcony: "I thought, ah yes, exactly, first you say good evening" (03:00). In 2016, Streich showed solidarity with his fellow Leverkusen coach Roger Schmidt, who had been sent to the stage by the referee for swearing, and delivered a tirade against hypocrisy: "And don't anyone come at me with that pedagogy nonsense!" (08:36) That same year, Streich weighed in on the refugee debate, advocating for the reduction of bureaucratic hurdles so that people arriving in the country could start working as quickly as possible: "We absolutely need these people!" (12:07) In 2017, Streich raved about "Cristiano Ronaldo's beautiful muscles" (13:25), in 2018 he mused about the eroticism of the Alemannic dialect (19:58), and in 2019 he recounted the sensational body check he received from Frankfurt captain David Abraham (26:54). ... : : : : : : : In 2020, Streich was also caught up in the pandemic, expressing understanding for the lockdown (28:10) and criticizing the hesitant solidarity with neighboring Alsace, where there was a shortage of hospital beds (28:30). When Fritz Keller was ousted as DFB president in 2021, Streich regretted the decision and said he didn't feel well represented by the association's leadership at the time (37:00). Streich had always had a very critical view of Facebook and other social media platforms, and in 2022 he launched a scathing attack on "antisocial media," which he saw as endangering social cohesion (43:30). In 2023, Nils Petersen announced his retirement from professional football, prompting Streich to describe the record goalscorer as "world-class" (50:38). . 2 . ... More information is available at: https://www.badische-zeitung.de/ Or on our social media profiles: Facebook: http://mehr.bz/facebookseite Instagram: http://mehr.bz/bz-instagram Twitter: http://mehr.bz/twitter #badischezeitung #scfreiburg #streichderwoche