Nothing ruled out: could we see Streich make a comeback? | OneFootball

When Christian Streich said goodbye a year and a half ago, tears naturally flowed. After twelve years as the head coach of SC Freiburg, the popular cult coach had to first come to terms with the new situation. He found this quite difficult, as he openly told Johannes B. Kerner on the MagentaTV show "Bestbesetzung".

"And now all of that was gone, no organizational structure, no structure in that sense, it's not uncomplicated." This is how Streich describes how his daily life was suddenly completely different. The fixed routines, the clear environment – all that was gone. He explains that he even sought professional mental help: "I just talked to the right man, who was experienced."

To gain some distance, he took a trip to South America, went on a bike tour through Bilbao, and gradually got used to his new life.

Whether he will sit on the coach's bench again, he leaves open, but sees it as very unlikely: "I don't think I will coach a Bundesliga team again, but I don't rule anything out."

He also resists the idea of starting as a TV expert – even though he had turned down an offer at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Important to him: He wants to stay connected to football, no matter in what capacity.

"I will never be far away from it. It doesn't matter if I am a Bundesliga coach or no longer a coach, or in the Kreisliga B or in the youth. The ball remains the same. The game remains the same. Until the end of my life."

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