“Desolate, catastrophic” – angry Mintzlaff announces the consequences
RB Leipzig is in the greatest crisis in its history. Oliver Mintzlaff did not want to say what exactly happened after the third bankruptcy in a row. The managing director announced the consequences with clear words. Apparently for coach Jesse Marsch and the players.
Et is the first time that RB Leipzig has suffered three defeats in a row in the Bundesliga. The 2-0 defeat at TSG Hoffenheim and the 3-1 defeat against Leverkusen were followed by a 2-1 defeat at Union Berlin. “We’re going through a phase that we don’t know,” reminded assistant coach Marco Kurth, who had represented his colleagues suffering from Corona, head coach Jesse Marsch and Co Achim Beierlorzer, at the Alte Försterei.
With the recent bankruptcy, the ambitious Saxons have plunged into the greatest crisis since their foundation. Leipzig has only collected 18 points after 13 games and is stuck in the middle of the table. But what worries RB officials even more is the way the team presents itself.
“That was a desperate achievement. Very, very bad. Not what we expected after losing the last two Bundesliga games. We came here to make amends and did a disastrous performance. So I’m very disappointed, ”criticized Oliver Mintzlaff.
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Leipzig’s managing director did not even bother to soften his criticism. He continued unfiltered and also commented on the consequences of the negative series: “Of course, we are fundamentally concerned because we have 18 points from 13 games. Of course, there are too few of them in view of the aspiration that we have. That’s not what we can expect with this great squad. “
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Words that mostly mean the end for the trainer. Especially since March from the domestic quarantine had definitely influenced the game. “We talked about possibilities, we discussed changes, like we did. We had solutions, but what we showed wasn’t enough, ”Kurth confirmed the contact during the game.
Hapless representative: Marco Kurth stood on the sidelines for Jesse Marsch in Berlin
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But Mintzlaff doesn’t want his criticism aimed solely at the coach: “Today the team was responsible,” he said: “Jesse Marsch is at home and has Corona. This is not just a coach discussion, it is also a team discussion here. What the team has delivered here, also against Leverkusen and also against Hoffenheim, is not enough. I don’t take anyone out of duty. We are all RB Leipzig. I include myself there. And of course that now has to be analyzed very hard. This is not how we will achieve our goals. And we don’t want to correct that in the first half of the season. “
It was the only moment when the RB boss denied clarity and clarity. What that means in concrete terms, he will not decide on the evening of the game, but first sleep over it for a night, “and then think with a reasonably clear mind what we need to do better. And that needs to be analyzed together with the head coach, Jesse Marsch. “
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However, Mintzlaff never tire of emphasizing the great potential he sees in the team: “We have an outstanding squad that is definitely one of the three or four best in the Bundesliga. And that must also be our claim. This is a difficult phase. But of course we won’t bury our heads in the sand, wait until Christmas and hope that it will get better in the new year. We have to think carefully about what we have to do. And of course everything belongs on the table. That was definitely not enough. “
Since no players can be transferred before Christmas, the consequences should at least initially be limited to the coach. Especially since Marsch had already expressed doubts about further cooperation in the days before the Union game. Maybe it just doesn’t go together, the American thought with surprising frankness.
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