This is how the coaches saw their teams’ performances on Matchday 20…
“Really mad at us”: Frankfurt coach Oliver Glasner.
IMAGO/Uwe Kraft
1. FC Cologne – Eintracht Frankfurt 3: 0 (0: 0)
Steffen Baumgart (Coach 1. FC Cologne): “We’ve gone through the situations that we’ve worked out. Then it’s nice when the reward comes. The lads implement what we tell them. That makes me really happy, that distinguishes us. That fits very well.”
Oliver Glasner (Eintracht Frankfurt coach): “Köln were better in both penalty areas, especially set pieces. It was a clear penalty for us in the first half. I’m really angry with us, even though we were better between the penalty areas. You don’t win a game like that.”
Hertha BSC – Borussia Monchengladbach 4: 1 (1: 1)
Sandro Schwarz (Hertha BSC coach): “We were very active in the first few minutes and got into the game straight away. Then Gladbach looked very superior with their quality in possession, so we were a bit impressed and too passive in one situation or another. After the 0-1 we needed time, being 1-1 helped us to become more active again. In the second half we pressed on the gas pedal. Marton then scored an outstanding goal, having the courage to take a long-range shot like that. Then the gameplay was on our side.”
Daniel Farke (Borussia Monchengladbach coach): “It was clear that it would be a difficult game for us because Hertha was also under pressure to get the three points. Football games are won or lost in the small situations. Hertha were better than us in these small situations today and that’s why we have lost the game.”
RB Leipzig – Union Berlin 1:2 (1:0)
Marco Rose (Trainer RB Leipzig): “Of course it’s disappointing for us. We really wanted to win against Union again today. The game went as we expected. It was clear that we needed patience. We still did it very well. We played effectively scored the first goal and continued to control the game. We come out of the break and we’re in control. The only thing we lacked was more action in the last third. In the end we’re really disappointed because I’m the team from I can’t fault the attitude.”
Urs Fischer (Trainer Union Berlin): “The madness continues. The team did it very well today. Even in the first half they dared to do something – even when playing with the ball. We then had moments of relief. That’s how it felt with the first shot you’re going behind. But the team stayed clear even at half-time. They showed that they don’t give up when they’re behind.”
Bayern Munich – VfL Bochum 3:0 (1:0)
Julian Nagelsmann (Bayern Munich coach): “We started well in the first six minutes, we can lead there. After that we were no longer good in the game. That continued at the beginning of the second half. It only got better after the 60th minute. Because of the substitutions There was fresh momentum. We deserved the result then, we didn’t before. We have to improve for Tuesday.”
Thomas Letsch (coach VfL Bochum): “Our plan to annoy the opponent worked well overall. The annoying thing was that we conceded 0-1 through a mistake. All in all, it wasn’t enough to win the game. It would have been important to play long It was a decent game from us, but Bayern deserved to win.”
Werder Bremen – Borussia Dortmund 0:2 (0:0)
Ole Werner (Werder Bremen coach): “We started badly in both halves, but were then able to calm down the game and act at eye level at times. The decisive factor was that Dortmund made better use of the space. We weren’t good enough over 90 minutes to beat BVB.”
Edin Terzic (Trainer Borussia Dortmund): “I’m not only satisfied with the result, but also with the way in which we played this win. It’s not easy to leave the pitch in Bremen as a deserved winner. That a substitute has scored again is a Proof of the balance of our squad.”
SC Freiburg – VfB Stuttgart 2: 1 (0: 1)
Lars Vossler (assistant coach SC Freiburg): “We won the game because we scored both penalties. We started the game well and had a good chance through Salli, but then it wasn’t enough. Stuttgart deservedly took the lead. We wanted problems after half-time corrected and were then better in the game, but could not create many chances. But the 911 helped. We were the happier team now.”
Bruno Labbadia (coach VfB Stuttgart): “It’s very bitter for us. I think we didn’t allow much in the entire game. We defended well against a strong team and also scored a nice goal. The only drawback: we didn’t close the sack, we weren’t clear enough in the last pass and not consistently in the finish.”
TSG Hoffenheim – Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1:3 (0:1)
Pellegrino Matarazzo (Trainer TSG Hoffenheim): “We didn’t start the game well. We were very cautious, you could feel the handbrake. That’s not our claim. It only got better from the 60th, 65th minute. We can build on that.”
Xabi Alonso (Trainer Bayer 04 Leverkusen): “We’re happy this time after two defeats before. We needed a good performance. And the performance was very good. We controlled everything well until the 75th minute.”
1. FSV Mainz 05 – FC Augsburg 3: 1 (2: 1)
Bo Svensson (Trainer Mainz 05): “We’re very happy that we deserved to win. The goal helped us. I think we were very active. We even handled the goal well. I’m very happy with the team’s performance.”
Enrico Maassen (FC Augsburg coach): “In the first 15 minutes we were fully into the game. Gross individual mistakes cost us our reward and made Mainz strong. We weren’t in the shape we were in the last four games. For us it’s a used day.”
Schalke 04 – VfL Wolfsburg 0:0
Thomas Reis (Schalke 04 coach): “The team is alive, they’re trying everything, they’re fighting. Unfortunately, we didn’t reward ourselves for the third time today. We’re still on the right track. I’m still angry about the last situation. We had the chance there, one against one against to walk the goalie. Why not let that go first? It’s a joke.”
Niko Kovac (Coach VfL Wolfsburg): “The first half was the worst we’ve played this season. We were sleepy, sluggish, let our guts be bought off. It didn’t go the way we wanted it to. Overall, we had the better chances, but it was deserved it wasn’t.”
