A baby blue evening. An evening on which there was nothing to be gained. Lots of whistling in the dark before kick-off. Courage, change, patience, time. Don’t panic. Panic times broke out anyway. Was something to get against ManCity? Points? Gates? Hope? Now and then. Yes!
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If at RB would have been less wild chicken coop in the back and more nkunku in the front. Whether it was a header against two or a loose dribble, it was so easy. ManCity RB played massive and agile in midfield, made spaces tight – and long balls over the chain as impossible as fast passing. But there is a problem with that anyway. Most of the time everything gets stuck.
But whoever leaves Kampl weakens the midfield game – and whoever puts Simakan on the bench defends. Lots of invitations. I don’t even want to talk about the right side again. Grealish was out there. Nimble, brisk, rich in cunning. Was enough. Of course – when Kevin De Bruyne distributes the balls. For me, simply the perfect player. Even if there are others in the PR shop window.
It was sobering. 6: 3 – thanks to the open barn doors in the back. When ManCity started, yes, the RB four-back was overwhelmed. The goals fell like a textbook for defenders, Chapter: How do I invite the opponent to a successful conclusion. Were there any bright spots? Up front: a couple. In the middle: hardly. But isn’t that where games are decided? This is how it was made easy for ManCity. Sterling didn’t even have to let an EM swallow fly.
Norbert Wehrstedt has been known to readers of the Leipziger Volkszeitung for three decades as a sometimes sharp-tongued film and television critic. “Besides” his heart beats violently for RB Leipzig. The journalist now proves in his that being a fan and critical accompaniment do not have to be mutually exclusive Matchday column “Norbert’s throw-in”.
