1. FC Köln lost 6-1 at Borussia Dortmund. FC coach Steffen Baumgart found clear words.
Before the game at Borussia Dortmund Steffen Baumgart, coach of 1. FC Köln, criticized ex-FC striker Anthony Modeste.
At BVB, this does not go beyond the role of a supplementary player. Before the game, Baumgart said to “Sky”: “He made the wrong sporting decision. From a sporting point of view, he should have stayed with us, that would have been best for everyone. From the other point of view, for a championship, the cup and the I can completely understand playing in the Champions League. We shouldn’t ignore that. But he would be in better hands with us in terms of sport.”
On this Saturday evening, the Cologne team would probably have gotten the hut with a Modeste in the attack in Dortmund. Because the FC acted in the 1: 6 debacle just terrible.
“Everything didn’t work today. I won’t go into details now, we got our ass full. That’s just the fact. We and I in particular have to deal with it now. The match plan was that we attack up front, but we didn’t have any opportunities , because Dortmund did it very well”, Baumgart found clear words.
When asked about a blueprint after the first leg win, the Cologne coach said to “Sky”: “I don’t have a blueprint, especially not against a team like Dortmund. We had an idea that wasn’t bad, but we were in all respects today not as good as Dortmund. Then in one situation or another there was that little bit of luck that you need in a game like this.”
The Cologne team are now only six points ahead of a relegation zone. But Baumgart is reluctant to accept criticism from outside and counters: “Those are your impressions. My impressions are that the boys worked hard and well, even in the weeks before. Also that there was more in the last few games than came out – of course not today. That’s why my evaluation is different than what you see from the outside.”
