At a loss: Gladbach’s coach Marco Rose lost with his team 1: 3 in Augsburg. Photo: Matthias Balk / dpa
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Augsburg (dpa) – Even Marco Rose was able to “understand” the question. But giving up is no solution for the Gladbach coach even after the next “blow in the neck” in the alarming 1: 3 against FC Augsburg, in order to somehow stop the free fall of Borussia.
“No!” The 46-year-old Rose ruled out a resignation in the Augsburg Arena, even if this step could possibly become the last major service for his current employer with each further defeat, which he will leave for Borussia Dortmund at the end of the season.
Because in free fall, nobody can find the emergency brake. Sports director Max Eberl has issued Rose a job guarantee several times. And Rose continues to believe in himself and his work with the team, which despite a good game did not find a way out of the impasse in Augsburg. The blockade in the heads and the negative run accumulated in the sixth competitive game defeat one after the other in a usury of opportunities, which culminated in a missed penalty by captain Lars Stindl. “That gets on my nerves”, scolded 1: 1 goal scorer Florian Neuhaus, who spoke of a “Sch … tag”.
Of course, Rose’s farewell announcement plays a role. But Rose was able to make arguments for herself after the 90 minutes of play. “I think the appearances of the team as they have presented themselves in the last few weeks speaks volumes and simply shows how we work together, how we stand together,” he said.
“Of course I can understand that the questions come because we have simply not gotten any results since I announced my move. But when you see the guys playing, it speaks for what we are doing together for a big one Trust, “said Rose. The suddenly unfortunate and perplexed is certainly not naive: “I also know that we work in an area where it is primarily about results.”
Even the lucky Augsburg winners were amazed that the break wasn’t “0: 1, 0: 2, 0: 3” against them, as attacker Marco Richter said. He had achieved the important 2-1, Ruben Vargas and André Hahn also scored for Augsburg. “A few tough words” exchanged in the FCA dressing room during the break, according to goalkeeper Rafal Gikiewicz, had a remarkable impact on the field.
After the important three, FCA can look forward to an eleventh Bundesliga year with hope, while Borussia just seems to gamble away everything, including another European Cup place. You don’t need to look at the table, said Captain Stindl: “Our primary goal is to win another game.”
But when? And against whom? The frustrated Rose spoke of a “tough phase” that he is currently experiencing on his farewell tour in Gladbach. The next opponent will be Manchester City on Tuesday, “the team that is in the best shape in Europe,” as Rose sighed.
The second leg of the Champions League round of 16 in Budapest was “just not right for him”, as Rose remarked surprisingly openly. “We shouldn’t expect any miracles from us,” said the coach-Realo in view of the 0-2 mortgage from the lost first leg. Rose’s thoughts are already revolving around the game but one, the next Saturday evening: “We have other issues at the moment. We’ll play next in the Bundesliga at Schalke – an important game.”
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