Christian Streich really doesn't want to know anything about his role as a pursuer of FC Bayern Munich or a contender for the European Cup.

And that's why the coach of SC Freiburg does not allow himself to be carried away to grandiose announcements even after the best start to the season in the club's history.

To be the only club in the Bundesliga to be unbeaten after nine matchdays is all well and good - but this flight of highs does not change anything about Breisgau's modesty.

And so Streich immediately gave the warning after the 2-0 (1-0) at VfL Wolfsburg, which is also competing in the Champions League this season. “We have to keep improving, stay humble and work,” said the 56-year-old and warned: “I won't let myself be dazzled. It's wonderful now, we've never had anything like that after nine match days. But we know why it's stable at the moment. And if we lose a little of it, you won't win a Bundesliga game anymore. "

In its current condition, the sports club is miles away from that - and with 19 points it is in the top group.

Leader Bayern Munich is only three points away, cup winners Borussia Dortmund only two.

But while the fans have long been dreaming of the first European Cup participation since 2013/14, Streich does not want to let the euphoria get too big.

"We still haven't lost"

“At the moment things are going in our direction,” said the father of success: “But I also know how quickly things can go differently.

We already know where we come from and who we are. "Sports director Jochen Saier from SC Freiburg also agreed." We are total realists on the inside, "he said on Sunday at Bild-Live, but emphasized:" But we also want to do not stop anything - why even if the team presents itself like this week after week? "

The Freiburg team did not shine against Wolfsburg, but they impressed with their usual stable defense and coolness in front of the goal when Philipp Lienhart (27th, according to video evidence) and Lucas Höler (68th) scored.

"We still haven't lost, that's of course extremely cool and we're all extremely happy," said Höler, who has been playing heavily for weeks at Sky.

For central defender Lienhart, Baden's secret of success is clear. “We work very hard every day,” said the Austrian: “We play together for a long time, defend as a team.” Unlike in previous years, Freiburg didn't have to deal with bloodletting in the summer Office will be, as a constant on the sidelines.

The sports club, which is again called for on Tuesday (8.45 p.m. in the FAZ live ticker for the DFB Cup and on Sky) in the DFB Cup at the third division club VfL Osnabrück, is not dreaming, despite all the joy about the current run.

“Nothing changes in the objectives,” said Saier: “First of all, we want to achieve the goal of relegation.

And when we have managed that, the view goes further. "Of course, always with all Breisgau modesty.