The Zoff about the withdrawn penalty in the game between SC Freiburg and VfB Stuttgart (2:0) goes into the next round. Sports director Sven Mislintat reacted in the sport1-One-two for SCF coach Christian Streich, who thought the VAR decision was the right one, and couldn’t resist a tip.
“I wish Christian, if there is a season that may not go so well at some point in the future, also two decisions of this kind in two consecutive games. Then let’s see how he relaxes with statements of this kind from an opposing coach or sporting director,” Mislintat said.
In the defeat in Freiburg, referee Tobias Stieler first decided on a penalty after a duel between Lukas Kübler and Alexis Tibidi, but took it back after consulting the VAR and consulting the video images. Mislintat raged after the game. The intervention was “completely insane”.
Streich, on the other hand, couldn’t spot a penalty. “It’s a penalty? The player just stands there, doesn’t do anything, has zero activity. Fortunately, such penalties are taken back. A situation like this can never be a penalty – not for us and for nobody else,” he explained on the subsequent Press conference.
But there was a touch in the eyes of Mislintat. “Those who didn’t see the contact heard it. In the slow motion it always looks like it has no dynamics. But it has,” he said double pass clear and explained: “Alexis neither hooks nor makes an active movement to his foot. The foot is just there. He tries to play the ball, doesn’t hit it, Alexis passes, falls. Penalty is called. I don’t think it’s right to take him back.”
Mislintat: “We have to accept the challenge”
Mislintat admitted, however, that VfB “didn’t want to make the issue bigger” than it is: “Referee decisions are part of it. Basically, there have been more correct decisions since the VAR has been used. This shows that we can’t do without discussions Round.”
With a view to the relegation battle, Mislintat was also combative. “We have to accept the challenge. You can be sure that we don’t feel like relegating either. That’s why we’ll do everything we can to get out of there.”
Mislintat: Not interested in Petersen
However, transfers are not planned. “No, it’s very clear that we’ve been in the process of consolidating the club economically since 2019 – completely independent of Corona – with an average of 25 million euros in net transfer profit in each transfer period, a total of 75. That’s a very clear figure,” said Mislintat and also denied the rumors about an alleged interest in Nils Petersen from Freiburg.
In Stuttgart, everyone is clear about “what we are and what we can do. In recent years, with the way it has worked, VfB Stuttgart has unfortunately become a team that has been relegated twice,” he said and added: “As we said before the season, we are a team that does not play for anything other than staying in the class.”
