Arminia Bielefeld’s coach Mitch Kniat is convinced of his team’s final chance before the semi-finals in the DFB Cup against TopfAvorit Bayer Leverkusen. “We said from the start we want to write our own story,” said the 39-year-old. “The chapter has not yet ended. And I assume that it is not ended on Tuesday, but that we can still write a page.”
The third division soccer team against the German champion and cup winner is courageous and with confidence. Kniat lives this. “If you go in a game with fear, then you’d better stay at home. Then let the coach know that this is not a game for you,” he said. “We go just as bile and greedily as the last games.”
Bielefeld’s fright announces Havertz’s victory
Before the duel with the Doubles winner on Tuesday (8:45 p.m./ARD and Sky), Arminia has already thrown out the first division clubs Werder Bremen, SC Freiburg and 1. FC Union Berlin as well as second division Hannover 96. Now the first move into the final for the club. “Everyone is ready to go to Berlin. We have to invest everything. Of course, a lot has to run in our direction. That is also clear,” said Kniat.
The game is also special for his midfielder Sam Schreck. The 26-year-old played for Leverkusen at the beginning of his professional career. With national player Kai Havertz, he has been good friends since this time together.
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“We talked on the phone last week because I congratulated him on his child who came,” said Schreck about a conversation with the currently injured Arsenal professional, who had recently become a father for the first time. “Then I told him that we would win.”