By Oliver Trust

BERLIN, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Urs Fischer appears these days as the guardian of a precious heritage.

Amidst the waves of excitement flushing around Union Berlin, the 57-year-old Swiss is acting like he always does, as a haven of peace and a safety device against all kinds of overreaction.

Despite the club's noteworthy position in the Bundesliga's top three and into the knockout stages of the Europa League, the coaching icon is keeping things calm.

After weeks of continuous energy-sapping games, Fischer and his squad are enjoying a normal working week coming along with him refusing to set up new goals.

Impressions around the training ground appear like a still-life painting only interrupted by his instructions and his players vigorously training.

Many people in the eastern suburbs of Berlin in the 2022/23 season might still appear like an uncanny journey. Several reports keep on talking of a football fairytale despite a 3-0 defeat last weekend in Munich.

Fans' bold dreams seem to still grow into the skies, while media reports rate the club as one of the candidates for this season's Bundesliga title.

Nothing of that seems to affect Fischer.

The Swiss is aware that recovery is inevitable for a team counting on a robust style that always needs to meet its borders when it comes to mental and physical limits.

"The current over-satisfying situation is nothing we must investigate and evaluate. We just need to stick to our way and continue," the coach says.

Further progress in the Europa League and a possible qualification for the Champions League are within reach, but the coach is speaking only of the next game.

Too much talking about what could be doesn't help as far as Fischer is concerned, while the coach is aware that the club has left its status of a no-chance underdog, and significant development steps have been achieved since promotion to the Bundesliga in 2019.

Fischer says caution is the watchword with the club entering unchartered territory, aside from his satisfaction "that the team stays tuned" when it comes to braveness, determination, and on-pitch organization.

But four weeks with a poor points haul last autumn caused by a series of additional midweek games made the Union manager watch out.

Suddenly, Union have something to lose, as RB Leipzig and Freiburg are pushing from behind in one of the Bundesliga's tightest title races in history.

The duels against Bayern and Ajax this week somehow proved "we are far from the level Bayern has but we have our qualities."

As long as players consider that, the Union coach doesn't mind dreams growing among fans and his players. That of course doesn't mean he is joining in as long as the can hasn't been kicked down the road entirely.