Despite a courageous performance, Borussia Mönchengladbach is facing the end!
With Marco Rose’s team lost 2-0 the round of 16 first leg against Manchester City and travels with a large mortgage into the second leg with the English leaders. (The game for reading in the ticker)
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While Christoph Kramer and Florian Neuhaus would have liked a more courageous appearance, Gladbach trainer Marco Rose gave an insight into his chat with city trainer Pep Guardiola.
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Florian Neuhaus (Borussia Mönchengladbach):
… to the game: “Manchester City did incredibly well in possession of the ball. We knew what to expect. We chalked up a lot, had one or the other chance to switch, but then we didn’t play it off cleanly. It’s incredibly bitter, but City deserves 2: Won 0. There was a lack of accuracy and that we play it a bit more courageously, run higher, like in the last situation when we ran it with four players. You saw that City also makes mistakes. Unfortunately we did failed to pressurize them enough to make these mistakes. “
… on the goals conceded: “It’s incredibly bitter that we conceded goals twice with such half-field crosses. We mentioned that, but sometimes you just can’t prevent it.”
… for the second leg: “In football anything is always possible, it starts all over again. We want to be courageous. We know that we need a few goals. Maybe there is a chance. Maybe the respect was too great. We have to put it down in the second leg and try to surprise City. “
Marco Rose (coach Borussia Mönchengladbach):
“That was an absolute top team that we had to fight and play on. We wanted to be brave and tried more at the back, but lost the ball in areas where we wanted to continue. We get two identical goals from situations that we discussed You have to stop the flank, tie the man to the wing, because you know what can come. “
… to the offensive: “We had an idea, but maybe the guys forgot to look for the simple depth because they concentrated on other things. Then we didn’t play the balls a few times. We were too dirty. Against a team like that, everything has to be just right as you are. “
… to the prospects: “We have to stand together. The boys have tried everything, we now have to tackle the tasks as they come and keep our heads up.”
… about the conversation with Guardiola: “We just talked a little bit about the game and how to work in England, how to work in Germany … just a good guy.”
Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach): “We defended passionately against an outstanding team and marched against the ball, but we were too unclean ourselves. We made the wrong decision too often. Little things were missing. The passing windows were small, we often made the wrong decision.
… over the rest of the season: “We still have a lot of opportunities and big goals. It won’t be easy because of the results, but we have mastered these situations in the past and we will master them again in the future.”
Christoph Kramer (Borussia Mönchengladbach):“From the outside it looked a bit passive from us. City have an unbelievably good floor plan, let the ball run very well. You don’t feel right there. Nevertheless, we had a few actions that fizzled out where there were no opportunities Then a game like that always looks very tough. I think there was more in it today. Of course we have to say that City is in a class of its own. “
… to 0: 1: “I didn’t want to hit the ball, I wanted to keep it in my own ranks. I wanted to play for Lainer, the ball didn’t arrive. Then it was a bad pass.”
… to the intensive game: “If you have to invest a lot to win the ball and the opponent lets you run for a long time, you have a high pulse when you have the ball. Then you are in a kind of vicious circle. Then it is important that you calm down Then you definitely have chances because they have moved up so far that opportunities arise. That is always easy to say from the outside, but very difficult on the pitch. That is not a reproach. In such situations we have to open for four or five more seconds Bite your teeth. Then you definitely have a chance. “
… to the initial situation: “Anything is possible in football. We knew beforehand that it would be a tough nut to crack. We saw today that we didn’t have a chance. We have to have a very good day against such an opponent, a lot has to work out, it has not today, that’s why we lost. We’ve already seen everything. We’re going to be a little braver in the second leg because we have to. We have nothing to lose, so we should play like that. “
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