The reaction to the game against Gladbach

Florian Kohfeldt: “I don’t know if the better team won today. They were certainly more efficient. We started the game well and they scored two goals out of nothing. We need to learn to defend set pieces better. For their second goal it was a fantastic pass. Afterwards, we had lots more chances and we should have scored. We started the second half really well and got the penalty. After that we had even more chances but their keeper was on top form today.”

Davy Klaassen: “We gave away two goals in the first half then simply failed to take our chances. When it was 3-0 it perhaps didn’t tell the full story. For my penalty I wanted to hit it a bit higher; it was too low.”

Frank Baumann: “We came away to the league leaders and were by no means the inferior side, but nevertheless we leave without any points. It’s frustrating. We should have taken the lead before they scored their first goal; we had enough chances to do that. At least we showed through our consolation goal at the end that we can score goals.” 

Leo Bittencourt: “We’re going in the right direction. Of course we don’t have many points but there’s no use in questioning everything. We shouldn’t let ourselves panic. We need to address what we did wrong and make sure we get back on track.”

Frank Baumann: “The performances and the commitment are there. Eventually we will be rewarded, but it needs to happen quickly. The pressure is growing and we need to deal with it well. But I’m confident that the team can do that; they’ve proven that time and time again.”