(in the mixed zone): “Of course we’re not satisfied. I think the team rose to the challenge here and played with real intensity and aggression from the start. Naturally, that also made the game a bit scrappy. We saw that when we got into our rhythm and tried to play forward with purpose, we created chances.”
Ole Book (in the mixed zone): “We’re disappointed. We had set our sights higher. To exploit the space in behind, you have to play with a bit more courage all over the pitch. We started doing that far too late. The big issue is that when we’re braver, we actually play really good football and can put the opposition under pressure. When we’re behind, like in Norway, or when we feel time is running out towards the end, we get much better. That’s what we need to address.”
Niko Kovac (at the press conference): “Before the game, we said we needed to show a completely different level of passion than we did three days ago in Bodø. The team did that. I think we were absolutely on a par in that respect. We controlled the game and spent more time in the opposition’s half. But we didn’t create enough clear-cut opportunities. That was partly because Union defended really well, but also because we lacked the necessary speed and precision. And that’s why it finished 0–0. Given our ambitions, that’s not enough for us. But there’s still something to build on.”
Waldemar Anton (in the mixed zone): “At the moment, there are things we’re not doing well in the final third, where we’re simply making the wrong decisions. But we can work through that and analyse it properly. So we just need to stay calm. As I said, we have a young team. We’ll work through it and improve. This is something we’re all learning from together right now. We have to fight and work hard to get things going our way again. You have to earn that little bit of luck we’re also missing in the final third. That’s what we’ll be doing over the next few days.”
Gregor Kobel (on Sky): “We didn’t do enough to cause the opposition more problems, put them under pressure, make more runs in behind and keep posing a threat. That was missing today. In the end, you’re left with a 0–0 draw, and that’s bitter and it hurts.”Recorded by Mats-Yannick Roth and Boris Rupert
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.