Leipzig. Jesse Marsch sits in the first car on the roller coaster of football. 1: 4 against Bayern Munich, 3: 6 at Manchester City, 6: 0 against Hertha BSC, 1: 2 against FC Bruges, now 3: 0 against VfL Bochum: The American coach has done so at RB Leipzig in recent weeks experienced pretty much everything, only one thing not – constancy.
After a convincing last 20 minutes with three goals against the Bochum promoted team, at least the whistles at half-time were quickly forgotten on Saturday evening. Marsch called his players together in the center circle after the final whistle and shouted: “We haven’t stopped! We’re going on!” In any case, the connection to the international places has been established.
Attackers Andre Silva (70th) and Christopher Nkunku (73rd / 78th), who had recently been substituted on, made Leipzig cheer late. The VfL remains on a relegation place. “That’s just not enough. Not everyone knows that you have to defend your own goal at a corner,” said goalkeeper Manuel Riemann at Sky.
Marsch had criticized the instability of his team in advance. But he also made himself responsible: “It’s my job to give the boys confidence.” Leipzig started with a lot of momentum and had plenty of opportunities. Angelino, who was suspended against Bruges and sorely missed, ran freely towards Riemann, but messed up the ball (3rd). Referee Robert Hartmann (Wangen) withdrew a penalty for Leipzig immediately afterwards after video evidence. At least one contentious decision.
Nkunku forgives negligently, but then hits twice
RB was not slowed down by this. The Leipziger were very present in the duels, switched quickly after winning the ball and got the best opportunities every minute. Bochum had strong support in Riemann, which parried well against Emil Forsberg (8th) and Yussuf Poulsen (15th). The guests were lucky when Forsberg hit the crossbar (11th). The team of Bochum trainer Thomas Reis has still unscathed this urge phase of the favorite.
The guests calmed down the game with simple passes, gained more possession of the ball and freed themselves from the great Leipzig pressure. During this phase, RB lost security, feeds became less precise, and body language betrayed growing frustration. Nkunku (29th) forgave negligently and overlooked the detached Poulsen. The audience also became restless.
After the break, RB acted less determined than before. The people of Leipzig often made wrong decisions at the crucial moments. But he then brought Dominik Szoboszlai and striker Silva for Forsberg and Poulsen. The reward followed: With his first touch of the ball, the Portuguese Silva heads in after a corner from Szoboszlai for the lead. That was liberating. A little later, Nkunku lifted the ball over Reimann twice. (sid, with dpa)
In addition, played on the seventh matchday in the Bundesliga on Saturday:
Borussia Dortmund – FC Augsburg 2: 1 (1: 1)
VfL Wolfsburg – Borussia Mönchengladbach 1: 3 (1: 2)
VfB Stuttgart – TSG Hoffenheim 3: 1 (1: 0)
Hertha BSC – SC Freiburg 1:2 (0:1)
There are still three games to play on Sunday:
FSV Mainz 05 – 1. FC Union Berlin (15.30)
Bayern Munich – Eintracht Frankfurt (17.30)
Arminia Bielefeld – Bayer Leverkusen (7.30 p.m.)
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