How long will Bastian OCCIPKA remain at Union Berlin?

The next FC Union wanted to take advantage of the country of faster to a test match and trade with the FK Pardubice. But this is nothing, the test planned for Wednesday was canceled. "Due to multiple Coronafals in the Czech first division's team, the game can not be held," said Union on Tuesday.

Instead, coaches Urs Fischer asks his team to workout. "It's more fun to deny a game. But if it does not work, is it that way. Nobody can say something that the game was canceled," says Union left-back Bastian OCCIPKA and explains: "We are still explaining on Wednesday and on Thursday morning Exercise reasonably. Then we have a few days free. That's very good. "

There are a few cool games, a few highlights.

Bastian OCCIPKA

For the Iron ranging from the past seven league games only four points (a victory, a draw) and agreed offensively as defensively too inconsistent, the breather is the calm before the storm. After the international lead pause stand for the Bundesliga ninth pioneering weeks. First, the opening of the 28th matchday on Fridays against the 1st FC Cologne, in the game, Union could crack the 40-point mark. Then follows the derby at Hertha BSC before it goes to the Cup semi-final after Leipzig after the home game against Frankfurt on April 20. "I definitely look forward to come there, there are a few cool games, a few highlights. That's why I find it positively that we have a few days left again. After that, it goes into the last phase of the season, in the All the grains, all the power needs to insist, "says OCCIPKA, who refers to the coming weeks as a" horny phase "and demands:" In the phase we have to be there. "

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OCCIPKA has been "overgrown hole"

It is not too long yet, the Routinian did not feel such a joy of his profession. The descent with Schalke 04 left traces. In the summer OCCIPKA was contractless, thought about the end of the career. He had fallen into a "hole". But that was "overcome in any case," says OCCIPKA in March 2022 and explains: "That was a difficult phase, then mentally a difficult phase. I can not shake something so easily. If you are right in the matter, does it hurt Since everything has expired. But now a little time has passed, you have had new impulses here again, the football is fun again. "

Today, the 33-year-old is not only before his 300th Bundesliga game - a brand he says: "Ten, 15 years ago, I would not have believed that I could achieve such a number. To hold in such a shark basin for so long is already difficult "- but OCCIPKA can also imagine extending its end of the season with the 1st FC Union. "There were already talks with Oli (Manager Oliver Ruhnert, d. Red.), But there is no water level message," says the left-back and formulated: "I am very happy here, it really fun with the troupe, we work Well, there is a good climate, it is always positive of the fans. You have to appreciate that. "

If Union actually goes into the new season with OCCIPKA, that would raise the exciting question as the Köpenicker plan on the left defensive outer track. The Treaty of Niko Gießelmann was recently extended until June 2023. In addition, the lose of Tymoteusz Puchacz ends in the summer, which spends the second half of the season at Trabzonspor. About the Polish national player, the Union committed last summer for basic decals of 2.5 million euros from Lech Pozen and that the future was to be part of Köpenick, Manager Ruhnert had declared in the course of lending in Turkey: "He will be from the July 1 to return to us. " If it comes and remain the casting team like OCCIPKA, three left-back in the squad. That should be too much.