Robert Bauer: “We didn’t start the game well and went behind though individual mistakes – including by me. Hoffenheim had analysed our weaknesses and exposed them. Obviously we had a game plan and wanted to mix it up. The switch from a back three to a back four definitely played a role. We were disorganised at the start.
Zlatko Junuzovic: “We didn’t compete well enough for the first 55 minutes today. We let Hoffenheim play the ball around and they took their chances well. Going 5-0 down was tough. Then we started playing like we should have from the start. The reaction was good, but unfortunately it came too late. It’s hard to pull five goals back.”
Theodor Gebre Selassie: “We were asleep for all of the first-half. Hoffenheim’s goals came about through our own individual mistakes. We didn’t play well and didn’t create enough. We had a plan which we didn’t implement at all. It was good that we scored three goals, but the match was disappointing.”
Fin Bartels: “It was a poor game from us today. We gave away two goals too quickly. Hoffenheim took their chances really well. We were too slow in too many situations and didn’t compete well enough. Hoffenheim caused us many problems out wide on the counter. Too often in the match we didn’t defend well. We’re a little baffled as to how we let that happen.”
Thomas Delaney: “It’s a really negative feeling. We knew coming into the game how Hoffenheim play and still couldn’t find out how to get into the game. Being behind, and being behind 5-0 are two different things. We have to try to play our style of football again. We know what needs to be done.”
Alexander Nouri: “I’ll take the game on the chin. We had a plan that unfortunately didn’t work. We didn’t have the stability and security we needed in our game, but we have to realise that we were playing against a very strong Hoffenheim team. We made too many mistakes and were lacking aggression throughout several phases of the game, and were ruthlessly punished for that.
Frank Baumann: “We played lethargic football and allowed Hoffenheim to do as they pleased. Then we showed the quality that we possess so they found it harder. We woke up after an hour and showed morale despite it being 5-0. However, we have to be hard on ourselves because we missed some big chances and couldn’t recover from that so easily.”