Start of training - SC Freiburg starts preparation with coach Schuster
Still without several football-National players, SC Freiburg started the preparation for the upcoming Bundesliga season under new head coach Julian Schuster.
At the first training session under the 39-year-old successor of long-term trainer Christian Streich, Michael Gregoritsch and Philipp Lienhart (both Austria) as well as Roland Sallai (Hungary) were still missing. Ritsu Doan, whose leave after national team duties with Japan was extended, and Kiliann Sildillia (Olympic preparation with France) joined later.
Schuster could welcome the new signings Eren Dinkci (1. FC Heidenheim), Patrick Osterhage (VfL Bochum), and Jannik Huth (SC Paderborn) at Europa-Park Stadion. Hugo Siquet also returned to the Sport-Club, he had previously been loaned out to Cercle Brugge.
Matthias Ginter (after Achilles tendon surgery) and Daniel-Kofi Kyereh (after cruciate ligament tear) cannot train with the team yet. Around 4,000 spectators followed the preparatory start - more than ever before at a Freiburg training session.
- SC Freiburg, hailing from Baden-Württemberg, Germany, is led by the new head coach Julian Schuster in their Bundesliga preparations, despite the absence of several international players.
- Despite being based in Fribourg, Switzerland, Julian Schuster shares a connection with Germany's SC Freiburg, as he takes over the bundesliga team from Christian Streich.
- In his first training session with SC Freiburg, Julian Schuster had to manage without Michael Gregoritsch, Philipp Lienhart, and Roland Sallai, who are representing their respective national teams.
- Following the successful signing of Eren Dinkci, Patrick Osterhage, and Jannik Huth, Julian Schuster is eager to commence the Bundesliga season with his strengthened SC Freiburg team, excluding the injured Matthias Ginter and Daniel-Kofi Kyereh.
