This is what the coaches say about the games of the Bundesliga weekend – the coaches’ voices at a glance.
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TSG Hoffenheim – SV Werder Bremen (3:4)
Pellegrino Matarazzo (Hoffenheim): “The defeat hurts a lot. The boys came in excellently with very good energy. The crux of the matter was the red card and the quick goals conceded afterwards. The boys were shocked. To then concede the 3-4 straight after the break was good “It hurts a lot.”
Ole Werner (Bremen): “I’m happy about the win. We can’t take a point in the Bundesliga for granted. The first 15 minutes were a complete failure. The red card was the deciding factor in the game. But even when you have the majority, you have to play well first. I can do that Just a compliment to the team.”
Holstein Kiel – Eintracht Frankfurt (2:4)
Marcel Rapp (Kiel): “We didn’t start the game well. Frankfurt did and then they deservedly scored the goal. Afterwards we had our best phase of the game. In the second half we came back again after going behind. But then we lost the structure against the ball “It was a bit of a wild game – and so we couldn’t stop Frankfurt’s quality. We have to admit that we deservedly lost the structure and then the game in the second half.”
Dino Toppmöller (Frankfurt): “I’m very happy with the performance. We had a good start to the game and deservedly took the lead, but lost the thread a bit with the penalty. After the break we had better remaining defense, were more active and let the ball run. The boys showed good resilience after the draw against Pilsen, which was a bit of a setback mentally. The reaction to that was good, too. That makes me proud.”
FC Bayern Munich – Bayer 04 Leverkusen (1:1)
Vincent Kompany (Bayern): “As a Bayern coach, you always want to win at home. The game went as we wanted it to. The important thing is that we keep going and have confidence that we will win a lot of games that way. The pressing was good as we came back were on the second balls and created chances. It was a great game. We had some good chances. But it continues, there are still many games.”
Xabi Alonso (Leverkusen): “You have to be disciplined, concentrate the whole game and not give Bayern any chances. We played very seriously and are happy with the point. We don’t normally play like that but maybe the way we got the point was ok today. We need it now the balance with the ball and against the ball. Today was tough. But yes, to see this sacrifice from my players is very positive.”
SC Freiburg – FC St. Pauli (0:3)
Julian Schuster (Freiburg): “0:3 sounds very clear. I didn’t feel it that clearly. The important thing is that we learn from it. St. Pauli defended deeply, which presented us with new challenges. We had one or two chances But we didn’t take advantage of many chances. But we have to defend the chances we did allow better.
Alexander Blessin (St. Pauli): “We are of course very happy about the three points. Last week we got the first point and carried the way into today’s game. We stood well, defended very well and didn’t allow much from the game. We knew what was going on Freiburg’s quality in set pieces and from the outside. We were very stable in the center and had good moments in transition. The efficiency we had lacked in the last few games was there today, starting tomorrow But we’re moving on with a view towards Mainz.”
RB Leipzig – FC Augsburg (4:0)
Marco Rose (Leipzig): “It was important for us today to score four goals and at the same time keep the box clean. Today we consistently showed a good performance over 90 minutes. I was very pleased about that! Often the head comes into play and the evaluation is quick But today we gave the right answer. It’s nice when the things we trained during the week also work on the match day. The intensity was right, we played great football and kept looking for a finish . That gives us confidence for the task ahead on Wednesday.”
Jess Thorup (Augsburg): “We allowed the opponent to concede two goals in the first 15 minutes. If you do that in Leipzig, you will of course have problems. After the 0-2 we came into the game better, but unfortunately we didn’t take advantage of our big chance from the penalty. The Opponent played a good game with his great quality – we don’t. I need time to work through that because we make it difficult for ourselves when it comes to our work against the ball. We deserved to lose and deserve credit for the opponent’s performance We also contributed our part to this defeat.”
VfL Wolfsburg – VfB Stuttgart (2:2)
Ralph Hasenhüttl (Wolfsburg): “It feels more like a defeat at home than a point. After taking the lead, we didn’t take the chance to make it 3-1. Then it would have been difficult for VfB to come back. We played against an opponent today , whose quality on the ball is one of the best you’ll find in the Bundesliga. For us, it was all about being consistent against the ball. We managed that well over long stretches.”
Sebastian Hoeneß (Stuttgart): “It was extremely unfortunate for us today. The fact that we equalized at the end was absolutely deserved. Showing such morale in added time makes it clear what a brilliant team we have! It doesn’t feel great at the moment, But after the Lucky Punch we are happy to have come back outnumbered.”
1. FSV Mainz 05 – 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 (0:2)
Bo Henriksen (Mainz): “We only won 35 percent of duels in the first 20 minutes. That’s obviously bad. We knew that we had to step on the gas, especially against Heidenheim.”
Frank Schmidt (Heidenheim): “It was a very good away game for us. We were very stable with and against the ball, especially in the first 20 or 25 minutes. We really deserved the lead. We had two or three good situations before the 1-0 win, where Robin Zentner kept Mainz 05 tied. We were able to use the red card in such a way that we didn’t let Mainz go on the offensive, especially against a team that pressed very hard and forced the opponent to make mistakes “But we didn’t let ourselves be particularly impressed today, but we delivered a very good performance as a team, which ultimately earned us three deserved points.”
Borussia Mönchengladbach – 1. FC Union Berlin (1:0)
Gerardo Seoane (Gladbach): “The bottom line is that it was the expected difficult game against a team that hadn’t lost a game to date and allows very little against any opponent. We knew that there would probably be few chances to score. My team behaved confidently I didn’t play without thinking. And of course I’m happy that we were able to win the game with a lucky punch and celebrate another home win with our fans after seven months. I think it’s also nice that Tomáš Čvančara was able to show his individual quality. that this victory is important for our process.”
Bo Svensson (Union): “Between the 15th and 45th minutes we struggled a lot. Mönchengladbach did very well in this phase and we were lucky that we didn’t fall behind. Gladbach didn’t have any real action in front of the goal in the second half, Only a few half chances left. Ultimately the game was decided by a single action, which is very bitter for us. Of course we would have liked to have taken a point, maybe that would have been fairer.”
Borussia Dortmund – VfL Bochum (4:2)
Nuri Şahin (Dortmund): “I had the feeling that we were getting into the game well and then there was such a blow in the neck… I have to say, I thought we stayed clear and kept playing. In the end we deserved to win. If the third goal goes for Bochum, we have “We have a huge problem. I know there are a lot of issues that we have to work on. We want to develop, we want to stay clear and create opportunities. We really wanted to win here today.”
Peter Zeidler (Bochum): “I was very happy with a lot of things. Ultimately, we created a lot of chances. After the 2-2 draw, we also have a clear chance of making it 3-2. We would have deserved it today, but unfortunately we didn’t make it. It’s a shame If it had been 2-2 for longer, we could have pushed for the equalizer even more. You could see that we wanted to play football, we had so many chances that could have been enough to take something away from us today and next We’re aiming for the first three points in our own stadium on Saturday.”
