Overview
- A 1-0 home loss to Union Berlin set a club record of eight consecutive Bundesliga defeats, extending St. Pauli’s slide from a strong start to a deep rut.
- President Oke Göttlich dismissed dismissal talk and said of Alexander Blessin, “He is our coach,” reiterating support immediately after the latest loss.
- Blessin voiced anger at the run yet insisted the squad still believes, framing Bayern away as an outlier before targeting points in the cup versus Mönchengladbach and league games against Köln, Heidenheim and Mainz.
- Performance indicators have sharply worsened: after conceding only 41 goals last season, St. Pauli had already allowed 20 in the first ten matches, while new forwards such as Mathias Pereira Lage and record signing Martijn Kaars remain without a goal.
- Sporting director Andreas Bornemann described a search for the team’s identity and emphasized the second-season challenge and financial limits, with a focus on restoring intensity, cohesion and defensive basics.