Hertha BSC gets under the wheels at Eintracht Frankfurt, but still wants to keep calm. SC Freiburg goes down against BVB and blames the referee for the course of the game. Werder Bremen wins at VfB Stuttgart on Sunday, FC Bayern concedes four goals to VfL Wolfsburg. The votes on the Bundesliga:
VfL Wolfsburg – Bayern Munich 2: 4
Niko Kovac (VfL Wolfsburg coach): “We didn’t have the world class of Bayern, but we demanded everything from our opponents and were unlucky to lose. This defeat won’t knock us down. After all, we also created one or two more chances.”
Julian Nagelsmann (Bayern Munich coach): “The result was important, the win is above everything. After the 3-0 win we were too casual and not focused enough and also allowed a bit too much. But with these three points we can look forward positively.”
VfB Stuttgart – Werder Bremen 0:2
Waldemar Anton (VfB Stuttgart) … about the game: “It wasn’t a good game for either team today. Both struggled. It was clear from the start that it would be a competitive game in which you had to win the decisive duels. Bremen were a bit ticked here better. Then you lose a game like that by two shots on goal.”
… on the exploitation of opportunities: “We find it extremely difficult. We have a lot of shots on goal, but don’t get enough goals from them. We have to work really hard on it. We have to score a goal faster, then it will be easier in the game. We would have today we could play another 90 minutes and we still wouldn’t have scored.”
Bruno Labbadia (coach VfB Stuttgart) … about the game: “We got into the game well and let Werder run very well. You could see that we lacked precision in the last third. We know that, but we can’t change that easily. Nevertheless, we were full The rupture came when Serhou Guirassy was substituted. But after that we come back and we really need to score a goal. We come back well after the break but then concede two shots on Sunday. In the end we didn’t have the means. It’s a bitter loss because we could have won the game.”
… on the table situation: “We’re in for a tough relegation battle. That’s why it’s very important to keep calm and strengthen the team. We don’t allow much, but we get the goals. We have to work our way through and build up the players. “
… on the newcomers Genki Haraguchi and Gil Dias (before the game): “You work six weeks and on the last day one player is gone and two new players are in the dressing room. It’s not always easy. The last half hour against Paderborn was the best integration there was. They were there straight away.”
Fabian Wohlgemuth (Sports Director VfB Stuttgart) on the departure of Naouirou Ahamada (before the game): “It’s unfortunate when you have to let a player go so shortly before the transfer deadline. We hand him over with a tear and a half, but it’s the time for compromises. We have to run the club economically stabilize. We have to get out of that in the medium to long term.”
Niclas Full Pitcher (SV Werder Bremen) …on the interaction with Marvin Ducksch: “I’m glad things are going so well with Marvin. We have a certain understanding of the game together. When I put the ball away from him and he then pulls it away, I always watch in fascination. I’m really happy for him that it worked today.”
… about the game: “We had a few problems at the beginning, but we adapted well. We mustn’t forget that VfB are in the middle of a relegation battle. We knew it wouldn’t be a pleasant game. With the 2: 0 we can be very satisfied.”
… to his retracted goal: “If I push him in the air, it’s definitely a foul, but I don’t know that. If the same thing happens to me, I don’t think a foul will be called for me. You don’t have to Pipes.”
Marvin Ducksch (goal scorer SV Werder Bremen) … to Niclas Füllkrug: “I’m more happy that he’s next to me than the other way around. He also does a lot against the ball and is a very important player for us.”
… to Mitchell Weiser: “He’s a key player for us and it was a very difficult failure that shouldn’t actually happen. But you saw that the team can absorb something like that. The boys are doing very well. Today has Leo Bittencourt played in his position and he did very well.”
Ole Werner (SV Werder Bremen coach) on the departure of Oliver Burke (before the game): “On the one hand it’s a pity, but on the other hand you always have to reassess situations. His performances have been a little less recently and thus the satisfaction of both sides. We have We found a good solution and got a good player in Maximilian Philipp. We’re in a good position.”
Eintracht Frankfurt – Hertha BSC 3:0
Oliver Glasner (Eintracht Frankfurt coach): “We played a very good first half. But there were a lot of nice moves that we didn’t finish well at the beginning. At the end of the first half we maybe got a little too into management mode. It’s very important that we always keep our feet on the ground.”
Sandro Schwarz (Hertha BSC coach): “We didn’t play a good first half. We didn’t do well what we set out to do. I think we played a decent second half. In the end, it’s disappointing to lose 3-0. We have to be with ourselves stay. There are certain rules in the relegation battle, you need peace in the club.”
Borussia Dortmund – SC Freiburg 5:1
Edin Terzic (Borussia Dortmund coach): “We took control from the start, were very dominant and defended very clearly. The game was changed by yellow-red cards. In the second half we put in a really good performance against a team that was outnumbered, that was almost perfect. We barely let the opponent breathe.”
Christian Streich (Coach SC Freiburg): “We wanted to get into a good transition game, to maybe hurt Dortmund. Then there’s the yellow-red card. The problem today was that I didn’t feel proportionate. We weren’t good enough with the ball, some players were in a tackle not good enough, that’s why we lost 5-1.”
1. FC Cologne – RB Leipzig 0-0
Steffen Baumgart (Coach 1. FC Cologne): “You saw with the big chances: Leipzig is always able to play such passes through the chains. We were lucky in one situation and in the other a very, very good goalkeeper. I saw a very good game, it It was fun. I’m satisfied – even without goals. Much depends on the performance.”
Marco Rose (RB Leipzig coach): “It was a respectable 0-0, both teams played their part. The plan was to take the extreme pressure away from Cologne. But our pass rate was like that of the Cologne game, i.e. less than 80 percent. We had two great chances and could have taken the lead That would have helped us: against Cologne, and in an English week. It was clear what to expect here.”
Union Berlin – FSV Mainz 05 2:1
Urs Fischer (Coach Union Berlin): “It was the tough game we expected, with a lot of tackles, a lot of fouls, a lot of long balls. The equalizer was unfortunate. The fact that my team came back shows their mentality and morale. But we couldn’t have said anything if the game had ended in a draw .”
Bo Svensson (FSV Mainz 05 coach): “It was the tight game we expected, with few chances for either side. Union was better in the first half, we were better in the second half. We deserved a point. One situation decided the game, which is very annoying for us . In the end, unfortunately, we go home with zero points.”
VfL Bochum – TSG Hoffenheim 5: 2
Thomas Letsch (coach VfL Bochum): “What we criticized last week in Mainz, we brought to the pitch today. The 3-0 half-time lead was absolutely deserved. Then we were a bit too careless, that annoys me. That’s the point of criticism that we chalk up to ourselves But I’m happy that the team rewarded themselves with five goals.”
Andre Breitenreiter (TSG Hoffenheim coach): “It was a more than deserved victory for Bochum. In the first half we had eleven total failures. We were prepared for the opposition, but VfL bought our guts. We didn’t fight at all, at half-time we were just a little lucky 0: 3. At the end of the day we again made mistakes that have little to do with professional football and lost well deservedly.”
Borussia Monchengladbach – Schalke 04 0:0
Daniel Farke (Borussia Monchengladbach coach): “We’re not happy, that’s obvious. Of course we wanted to win. You have to pull a game like that to your side in the first few minutes, we didn’t succeed. Then it was a tough game. The positive thing is that we at least kept a clean sheet on a dirty football day.”
Thomas Reis (Schalke 04 coach): “Unfortunately, the team didn’t reward themselves. We have to be satisfied, the way we do it makes me feel positive. I still have hope. When the team performs like this, you must and will reward yourself. That’s the way we perform want.”