1. FC Köln defeated Hertha BSC 3-1, while VfL Wolfsburg received a sensitive 0-1 bankruptcy against VfL Bochum. These are the most important voices from the Sunday Bundesliga games live on “DAZN”.
Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) …
… on the question about the reasons for the crisis at VfL Wolfsburg: “I don’t know. I don’t have that often. It’s very frustrating. You actually have very big plans. We don’t have to be too dramatic yet, we have 16 games left. But we also have to see where we are now. And we absolutely have to change something quickly. “
… about the game: “Everyone had a positive feeling. We started preparing for this game early on. We decided on a different way of playing and wanted to create scoring opportunities with a courageous combination game and a clear structure. Im The preparatory game turned out well – but not for a second this time. “
Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) …
… about the game: “We set ourselves a lot more. We knew that it would not be easy. We made wrong decisions in many situations because we also had the options, but then we weren’t consistent. Then it will be difficult To create scoring chances and then the feeling changes. But as difficult as the situation is at the moment: It’s the 18th matchday and there is now no point in messing everything up. We have to get out of there together, find peace together and Work hard together. Then we will continue to give full throttle and be rewarded again. “
… on the sporting crisis of Wolfsburg: “Of course it hangs in your head. We’re only human. It’s not like we go out onto the pitch and everything is gone with the push of a button. You deal with the situation. Sometimes things are a little more difficult. Nonetheless, you should still pass your passes and be a little more grippy offensively. Such little things are crucial at this level. “
Florian Kohfeldt (coach VfL Wolfsburg) …
… about the game: “It will be next week’s big task to regain optimism. It was a game in which we didn’t bring what we expected and hoped for. We actually did quite well defensively, But of course we had far too little penetrative power in the offensive. We have a lot of chances at the beginning of the second half. If we score there, the game goes our way. This is a draw game and it is typical of our situation that we are in this then sleep one flank. “
… on the performance of his team: “I’m not satisfied, but you have to honestly say that games like this can go like this in phases like this. But we have to fight back immediately and shouldn’t have the feeling that it just isn’t but must take action against it. That is all that is decisive. “
… on the coming weeks: “We will continue our plan that we developed over the winter. It was perfectly clear to me that we were in a very difficult situation. This time I saw a few things that were different than before the winter break. We haven’t made it all, but we will continue on the way. “
Marcel Schäfer (Sports Director VfL Wolfsburg) on the Corona situation in the Bundesliga (before the game): “It is true that there are currently a lot of positive Corona cases in the league. This has now become normal and we have ours Process, how we deal with it. But we were all small and the dream was always to play in front of a crowd and score goals there. When you look at the stands, it’s definitely not the atmosphere, why you became a footballer and why we love our sport so much. But the situation is like this, we accept it and of course try to implement everything that is given to us. We are in constant contact with the health department and hope for a quick improvement. “
Milos Pantovic (goalscorer VfL Bochum) …
… about the game: “Friends, believe me: The most important thing for us is staying up in the league. If we make it clear on the last matchday in the 90th minute, I’ll sign it immediately. That we now have a few points ahead, is very good. We’d like to expand that. Regardless of which opponent we play, we’ll try to bring our game onto the pitch. And if you ignore the game against Munich, we can keep up with any opponent if we can do what our trainer says. “
… on his winning goal: “I had to listen to the saying whether I can only do it from the middle line for a few weeks because I missed one or the other chance from a very short distance. But just keep going, always Hold on, then the next chances come and then you just have to be there. I’m glad that I was able to help the team with a goal so that we can start the new year well. But whether I score the goals or someone else, that is it doesn’t matter. “
Anthony Losilla (captain VfL Bochum) …
… about the game: “We worked well together and were very stable defensively. We worked on that because we allowed a lot of chances in the last few games. Now we wanted to be more stable again, we did well. We wanted to move forward Seize our chances. I think we deserved victory in general. I never had the feeling that we would get in trouble. “
… on the question of what was decisive for his contract extension: “Simply everything. The city, the mentality of the club. That fits perfectly with my values. I feel really good and want to just play football, too.” when I’m already 35. It’s a long and beautiful story with VfL Bochum and me and I hope it will stay that way for a few more years. “
Thomas Reis (coach VfL Bochum) …
… on the performance of his team: “I really liked the overall package. I can’t single out anyone from the team. The team showed great unity. They actively worked against the ball and put the opponent under pressure early on, so There was no build-up at all. We allowed few scoring chances and I thought it wasn’t an undeserved win. “
… on VfL Bochum’s goals for the season: “We want to reach the magic number of 40 points. Few would have bet that we would go into the break with 20 points. We still want to stay on the ground. We now have a very important one Won the game. Wolfsburg actually has the quality of coming out of there when they have a sense of achievement. Normally you can’t compete with Wolfsburg. But this time we measured ourselves, we played well, we deserved to win and that’s why we are now with 23 points. But they won’t be enough. “
Luca Kilian (1. FC Cologne) …
… on the goals for the season of 1. FC Köln: “The first goal was to play this game successfully. We did that and now we want to see where we are headed. We look from game to game. That’s the one It’s the usual sentence in football, but we really want to do it, see what comes out of it, and play a great return series. “
… about the game: “Especially in the second half of the first half we took the game well and deservedly went 2-0 into the break. At the back we just defended it well and then hit the lucky punch . “
… on the pitch: “It wasn’t easy, even when inspecting the pitch. I think I’ve rarely played on a pitch like this. But we accepted it and wanted to make the best of it, no matter what the pitch looks like.”
… for the next game against Bayern Munich: “We’re trying to annoy them again. We want to leave everything we have on the pitch and see what comes out of it.”
Marvin Schwänke (goalkeeper 1.FC Cologne) …
… about the game: “We largely had the game in our hands and played well forward. The pitch wasn’t that advantageous, but we didn’t let anything go, scored the goals and in the end we deserved to win 3-1.”
… on the competition with Timo Horn for the place in goal: “The next three league games are mine, Timo will play in the DFB-Pokal. After that, the coach will decide who will be number one by the end of the season. I’m happy about that that I still get the chance to show myself and try everything so that I can then show a good performance in the end. It’s very good between me and Timo, we have no problems. Everything is normal. “
Steffen Baumgart (coach 1.FC Cologne) …
… about the game: “We implemented a lot of what we set out to do. A lot of things went well and we could have scored the fourth or fifth goal. Hertha had more chances through set pieces. Even after the second : 0 and the 2: 1 we continued to play and I am very happy that the guys stayed at it. “
… on the pitch: “The conditions were very, very difficult. I’ve rarely had such conditions in this stadium. That was true for both teams. You could see that both teams had a lot of respect for the pitch . “
… on the jersey gift from Berlin’s Kevin-Prince Boateng: “With Prince, I have great respect for him and for his performance. I always want to have very special shirts for myself and that’s why Prince’s is part of it. “
Tayfun Korkut (coach Hertha BSC Berlin) …
… about the game: “We always made it to the opposing goal, but in the last 30 meters we made one or the other wrong decision too early. Still we have three really good chances before the goal is scored. It works But it’s always about scoring goals. Then we got back and tried everything. We poured the last goal ourselves and that’s how we lost. “
… on the space available: “If you stand right on the lawn like us, you have a completely different feeling. You can’t see all of that on TV from above. It was very difficult for both teams.”
… on the rest of the season: “Ultimately, we will see what is possible from game to game. We have to concentrate on every game. You have seen that you can’t switch off for a second in the Bundesliga and that attention has to be extremely high. In the end we will be measured by this. “
Vladimir Darida (goalscorer Hertha BSC Berlin) …
… about the game: “We already had opportunities to score the first goal in the first half. We didn’t do that and then we were directly down 1-0. Then we made it 2-1, but on It didn’t work out in the end. It’s a shame because I think we did well with the ball. In the last few situations we weren’t as calm as we should be. That was our main problem. “
… on the sporting situation at Hertha: “We have to keep calm and play well with the ball. Despite the pitch, we made good moves forward. We have to stick with that and of course we are not allowed to concede as many goals.”
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