Despite FC St. Pauli's drop to penultimate place in the Bundesliga table, coach Alexander Blessin is taking it easy in the relegation battle. "We were always in this position to defend something. Now we're back in the chasing pack, which I don't think is a bad thing," said the coach at the press conference ahead of Saturday's game (3.30pm/Sky) at Champions League contenders RB Leipzig.
After defeats at bottom-placed 1. FC Heidenheim (0:2) and against Mainz 05 (1:2), Hamburg lost their relegation spot to VfL Wolfsburg, who are level on points, with two matchdays to go before the end of the season. There are currently many indications that the season will end with a relegation play-off against Wolfsburg at the Millerntor on the final matchday.
"It's always about the situation and the overall situation on matchday 34. That's what it's all about in the end," said Blessin. He hadn't noticed any change in attitude from any of the players as a result of slipping into a direct relegation spot. "The important thing at the moment is simply that you laugh, that you have a certain looseness."
