A depressed Rose sounds the alarm at RB Leipzig

After falling from the ranks of CL
A depressed Rose sounds the alarm at RB Leipzig

4/24/2023 7:07 AM

And suddenly they no longer even have a place in the Champions League: if RB Leipzig wants to play in the first division next year, the Saxons have to put together a good final race. Coach Marco Rose is missing important virtues in his team and its squabbles.

In his analysis of the defeat to Bayer Leverkusen and the fall from the Champions League, RB Leipzig’s Marco Rose always came to the same conclusion. “In the end, it’s all under the onslaught of screaming, greed and goal-rushing,” Rose said after 0:2 (0:1) on Sunday night.

With the obviously tired Leverkuseners, who reached the semi-finals of the Europa League three days ago, RB scored 26 shots on target and angled 9-0 with 63 percent possession of the ball. But in the end it didn’t help, because there weren’t even that many great opportunities. “It’s the countless game this season that we didn’t have to lose,” said the coach. “It’s part of the story of our season.”

“Talk a lot, but you also have to paint games”

Perhaps he reflected wistfully on the title race between his former club Borussia Dortmund and Bayern when he said: “It’s a shame because so much could have been done today and because there was more this season overall that would have happened. There is.” After 29 games, RB is a full nine points behind leaders Dortmund, whom the Saxons deserved to win the cup recently. But instead of being at the top, Leipzig suddenly fell short of a place in the Champions League. He also has Leverkusen, who are unbeaten in 13 competitive matches, four points behind.

In any case, Captain Willie Urban made it clear that there were no more excuses. “We always talk a lot, but we also have to finish games. That was a little disappointing, but there are still 15 points to get and we want to get 15,” said the defense secretary. Given the first legs of the current second place in Munich and fourth in Freiburg, it was an ambitious target.

And for that, defeat must be addressed first. “The mood in the dressing room is always bad after a defeat,” said goalkeeper Janice Blaswitch. “But we can’t let ourselves down.” “We can’t take much anymore.” Hope Plaswich gives back star striker Christopher Nkunku, who managed to score 45 minutes this time after his 16-minute comeback against Augsburg after tearing a collateral ligament. “We need every player, his freshness,” said the goalkeeper.