Bundesliga Weekend: Coaches' Reactions to Their Teams' Performances

That’s what the coaches say about the performance of their teams on the Bundesliga weekend.

Borussia Dortmund – VfL Wolfsburg 6:0

Edin Terzic (Dortmund): “Today we simply showed a top game, we kept finding depth. Then it’s difficult against us. We kept our foot on the accelerator, we’re very satisfied with the performance and the way the game went: a top game from start to finish Perfomance.”

Niko Kovac (Wolfsburg): “We didn’t perform like we did in the past today. We didn’t have a chance, we just reacted instead of acting. That wasn’t what we can do. We have to forget that quickly, next week it’s on again. If you want to achieve something here in Dortmund, you have to do a lot more against the ball. You don’t have a chance here at BVB with a mileage like that.”

SV Werder Bremen – FC Bayern Munich 1:2

Ole Werner (Bremen): “We felt that something is possible today. The only thing we didn’t have was effectiveness. The performance of the lads was great and that’s why nobody has to run around with their heads down.”

Thomas Tuchel (Bavaria): “I’m happy with the way we played and very happy because we were rewarded. We’re going to take a deep breath for two days now. Then the increase will start again until we have the next game on Saturday. It was sovereign – except for the last five Minutes. A good away game, which we could have closed earlier. We could have been 3-0 or more up. We played very calmly. The fact that a second ball is always lost from a high ball, of course, that requires precision at the beginning missed. Overall it was a good away game and a deserved win.”

Hertha BSC – VfB Stuttgart 2: 1

Pal Dardai (Hertha): “It was a work win today. We came out well, we conceded an unnecessary goal in the first half, but we fought in the second half. We practiced a lot this week, also headed a lot from set pieces. At this stage they also deserve the great goal!”

Sebastian Hoeness (Stuttgart): “We are very disappointed with the defeat. We missed taking an important step today. However, I don’t want to blame my team. The initial situation was challenging. We had an intense game on Wednesday, yesterday’s result for Schalke plays a role and then we had to replace one or the other player or we had players who weren’t quite up to par.”

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Sport Club Freiburg – RB Leipzig 0:1

Christian Streich (Fribourg): “Of course, Leipzig’s win isn’t undeserved. But a draw would have been possible, too. We’re happy because they threw everything in.”

Marco Rose (Leipzig):“That was an important win for us. As expected, the game went a bit differently than on Tuesday. Freiburg were compact and strong in tackles and geared towards switching. It was clear that we needed patience and good counterattack protection today. We We had two or three dangerous situations right at the start and Timo had a great chance. We didn’t score and then the game became more and more open overall.”

TSG Hoffenheim – Eintracht Frankfurt 3:1

Pellegrino Matarazzo (Hoffenheim): “In the first half we showed what we wanted to show. In the second half we had to play outnumbered for a long time, so we showed a lot of heart. Frankfurt was structured in a variable way and often changed the game, so we had to play a lot run. It’s a deserved win and I’m glad the boys got their reward.”

Oliver Glaser (Frankfurt): “We’ve conceded goals far too easily, especially in away games. You can’t score three or four away goals in every game. We didn’t defend well enough and made it too easy for Hoffenheim. We tried everything and kept going after the goal . But we haven’t found the right means.”

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FC Augsburg – 1. FC Union Berlin 1:0

Enrico Maassen (Augsburg): “They say you always have to celebrate as they come. We knew it was going to be an extremely important game for us. It was a big step here at home today.”

Urs Fischer (Union): “Especially in the first half we didn’t take advantage of our chances and didn’t take the lead. Then we conceded a goal that shouldn’t be allowed to fall like that. That triggered something in my team and it took us a little while to collect ourselves again. In the end we gave our all again but didn’t reward ourselves. Now we need a top performance against Freiburg.”

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Borussia Monchengladbach – VfL Bochum 1848 2:0

Daniel Farke (Gladbach): “The win is good for us – not only in the table, but it is also valuable for our self-confidence and the mood. After the games against Union and Stuttgart we were challenged to show a reaction, especially offensively. We invested a lot more in sprints and depth runs. We played a very good game offensively. I was most pleased that we kept a clean sheet again today.”

Thomas Letsch (Bochum): “Regardless of the result, I’m annoyed with our performance between the 25th and 45th minute. Before that, it was a balanced and unspectacular game. We didn’t allow much, but at the same time we didn’t create much. Then we built up the opponent through a mistake, That created a good atmosphere in the stadium and that’s how the goal came about. We gave up the game at that point. We didn’t show the performance that it would have taken to take points here.”

1. FSV Mainz 05 – FC Schalke 04 2:3

Bo Svensson (Mainz): “The first half wasn’t good, Schalke wanted it more. We were better in the second half, especially in the first 20 minutes. Then we invited Schalke to make it 2-1, equalized again and then it got even wilder. We have to do that now digest. We’re having a good season, but it’s still very bitter today.”

Thomas Reis (Schalke): “The team showed a lot of energy from the start. We created clearer chances. The penalty was absolutely justified for me. Every point counts to achieve our goal.”

Bayer 04 Leverkusen – 1. FC Cologne 1: 2

Xabi Alonso (Leverkusen): “It wasn’t our best game today. We didn’t have as much control as we want. It was very intense, they were better than us. We didn’t defend the second goal well in our penalty area. We’ve done well so far, we have to keep going like this.”

Steffen Baumgart (Cologne): “We won. It was a very, very good game from my boys. If you look at the running data, at 127 kilometers it was exactly the intensity that I saw. We didn’t deserve a 2-1 win against a good Leverkusen team won.”