On Saturday (October 2nd, 6:30 p.m.) VfL Bochum competes at RB Leipzig. The Saxons seem to be back on track after a weak start to the season. That’s what Thomas Reis says.
Thomas Reis about:
The situation after the first six match days: “We came back well after three defeats against VfB Stuttgart. Against a good opponent we designed the game very openly. That is incredibly important. Of course we would have liked to have had two or three points more after six match days. Especially in the home games That would have been possible. We have to work on that. We are definitely competitive. We have to show that again and again. “
More passion that Manuel Riemann demanded after the VfB game: “I saw a team against Stuttgart that tried everything in the last ten minutes. We were perhaps a little too tense to get the three. Of course we have to make sure that we stay active in the last ten minutes. Stuttgart has it But we also did well in the second half and kept putting ourselves on the defensive. We definitely have room for improvement in all areas. ”
The task of RB Leipzig: “In the Bundesliga there are five or six top teams who, if they call everything up, play in a different league. Nevertheless, we go to Leipzig to stand up to paroli. On days like this everything has to be just right. We have to defend well and be brave and put needle pricks. Then we’ll see what happens. “
Solutions against Leipzig: “It is important that we disturb them directly in the build-up of the game. They have already shown that they are susceptible there. They have a brutal game of transition, play straight forward and storm with six men. They also make great sense in counter-pressing. But there is the chance: They are very high at the back and, if solutions can be found, very open at the back. They always rely on winning the ball. We have to see that they don’t do them the favor of playing small and small. We have to target the rooms play on and come to the end of the goal. “
The 1: 2 defeat of RB Leipzig against Club Bruges in the Champions League: “They switched to a back four. You saw this straightforward switching moment with the first RB goal. Nevertheless, they were also open at the back. The opponent took advantage of that very, very well. Bruges, for example, showed a lot of quality in individual behavior against the ball . You have won many one-on-one duels. So you can survive against Leipzig. “
Failures: “Paul Grave, Luis Hartwig, Tom Weilandt, Maxim Leitsch, Simon Zoller and Cristian Gamboa will definitely be out.”
Playful changes at RB Leipzig since the 4-0 win against VfL Bochum in the DFB Cup: “It was a good nine months ago that the cup game. In my opinion, games like this shouldn’t be overrated. They have a new coach. He tries to implement his philosophy appropriately. You can see that not everything is going perfectly yet. But they have a lot of quality, which we will probably also get to feel. We have to counter that. “
Sebastian Polter, who seemed isolated against VfB Stuttgart in the storm center: “I always find that a bit too easy to say. We created more clear scoring chances against Stuttgart than against Hertha BSC. Sometimes you as a striker free up space for others. We had two or three with Eduard Löwen and Christopher Antwi-Adjei Switching moments. If we had used them, this question wouldn’t arise. Of course, we have to see to it that we get even more players into the dangerous area. ” with gp
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