SC Freiburg complained that Christopher Nkunku was too often favored by the referees. Christian Streich complained that penalties for RB Leipzig were too easy.
Christian Streich was also a bit annoyed with the referee after the 3-1 defeat against RB Leipzig. “A certain player,” said the SC Freiburg coach, was awarded a penalty for the slightest touch. He was aiming it at Christopher Nkunku.
When two in-form teams meet, at least one of them has to be prepared for their own streak of victories or non-losing games to break. This also happened on Wednesday evening in the duel between Leipzig and Freiburg.
In the end, the Saxons were able to beat the Sport-Club 3-1. In the meantime, the guests had been able to score the 2:1 connection hit, which still gave them chances to share the points. About a quarter of an hour before the final whistle, however, there was a penalty for RBL – Christopher Nkunku was allegedly fouled.
Freiburg complains: Nkunku too often in the favor of the referees?
The derivation of the penalty had a somewhat bitter aftertaste for Freiburg. The supposed problem: Nkunku would be whistled too often and too easily such scenes for himself.
Nicolas Höfler, for example, was annoyed after the game (via sports1): “Nkunku has won a few penalties against us in the past, but very few were justified.”
He therefore called for better preparation for such scenes on the part of the referees. Especially when it comes to the French. But he also addressed general criticism of the game management: “The referee whistled in general many 50:50 situations against us and then it will be difficult in Leipzig.”
But from Freiburg it wasn’t just a single comment from an understandably frustrated player. Christian Streich, known as a fair loser and winner, took the same line.
The coach with the only slightly hidden hint: “In the last five or six games there was a contact against a certain player and every time a penalty kick is called.” It wasn’t difficult to guess that this “certain player” is Nkunku. The fact that the Leipzig offensive player moves lightly through the opposing penalty area and often a touch is enough to get him off his feet was also a thorn in the side of Streich.
The “bit of luck” that he described as probably necessary before the game to win against RBL was therefore not on the Freiburg side.
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This article was originally published on 90min.com/de as.
Source: Stern
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