Union Berlin troubled over ‘desolate and dismal’ Bundesliga performance against Heidenheim
Union Berlin troubled over ‘desolate and dismal’ Bundesliga performance against Heidenheim Union Berlin trainer Steffen Baumgart found himself in a very different mood than last week after Saturday’s Bundesliga loss to last-placed Heidenheim. Squad captain Rani Khedira also condemned the team’s performance, which featured an unfortunate tantrum from Scottish striker Oliver Burke. Though Union are likely safe from relegation on 32 points with five matchdays remaining, the Heidenheim defeat highlighted plenty of worrying trends.
Heidenheim snapped a 15 match Bundesliga winless run against Union this weekend. The club just above Heidenheim in the second automatic relegation slot (Wolfsburg) saw their Bundesliga winless run extended to 12 matches courtesy of their latest defeat against Eintracht Frankfurt. Union host Wolfsburg next week.
There may yet be hope for the German Wolves if Baumgart’s Eisernen cannot significantly improve upon what they delivered this round. Traveling Union supporters to “ wake up ” when it came time to visit the guest block after the full-time whistle. Khedira – the team’s de-facto skipper whenever 39-year-old Christopher Trimmel isn’t on the pitch – referenced the chants from the FanKurve while speaking in the mixed zone.
The 32-year-old took full responsibility for the disappointment of the traveling supporters of the club he represents Rani Khedira blunt about Union Berlin’s game “ That was a dismal performance from us, ” Khedira summarized. “ It was desolate. We need to do better and pull ourselves together.
We haven’t done very well this [2026 calendar] year. It’s time to stop overthinking things and get back to playing our football. We owe the fans a lot after the last weeks and months.