The defeat in Munich, which was suffered very late, had something bitter from Leipzig’s perspective – also in the table. RB coach Marco Rose had one section in particular that didn’t go to his liking at all.
Would have liked to see more: Marco Rose. IMAGO/MIS
Only Janis Blaswich, who replaced Peter Gulacsi, who recently returned as number 1 and is now out (abdominal muscle problems), kept RB Leipzig in the game in the first 45 minutes. Among other things, the keeper prevented the score from making it 0-1 with a great save at the right post after a header from Harry Kane.
RB coach Marco Rose, who left after the end of the game Sky The matter was clear in this regard: “In the first half we weren’t good enough to earn a goal. At least we were able to keep a clean sheet at the back. That wasn’t what I imagined. We were too inactive and not intense enough.”
Not enough done
Rose also recognized that things had gotten better after the break, that his men had developed pressure and had absolutely earned the 1-1 draw. And yet the Leipzig coach said after the 1-2 defeat to the champions, which was only conceded in stoppage time: “I had the feeling that we had a bit of a taste of the lucky punch in a certain phase of the game. But we don’t pay attention at the back and lose it Game.” Overall, his team wouldn’t have done enough to win the game.
One of his protégés – Xaver Schlager – took the same line and was annoyed that, in his opinion, FCB hadn’t invested too much towards the 2-1 winning goal: “We defended the last action poorly. It wasn’t clever of us at the back . I think they didn’t want to score anymore because there wasn’t really much pressure going forward. For us it’s bitter and very difficult for the head because we’ve invested a lot and nothing comes out of it.”
Leipzig “doesn’t play bad football”
The bitter sporting circumstance: Due to the defeat in Munich, the Leipzig team not only temporarily missed the jump to fourth place in the Champions League, they could even move up with a BVB win against Hoffenheim on Sunday (5.30 p.m., LIVE! on kicker). four counters can be removed.
But giving up is out of the question for Schlager: “That’s life. If you lose, the others can score, that’s completely normal. But we have to concentrate on ourselves, we have enough games ahead of us. If we win them all, or good points, I’m excited. We still have the direct duel with Dortmund. Nothing is lost, we can’t bury our heads in the sand now. Keep going and keep working, because we’re not playing bad football, it’s just that the results aren’t right really.”
Coach Rose could only agree with this, who also defended his men somewhat – among other things with regard to the fifth competitive defeat in the still young calendar year of 2024: “I have top guys, good characters. It’s a team with quality that is still improving “I remember the big change in the summer, which we managed well for a long time. As far as the results are concerned, things are a bit bumpy in the second half of the season.” But the outlook is always positive.
2024-02-24 22:05:50
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