Allofs criticises team after test match

Werder players left the Rostock-Laage airport speechless late Tuesday night. Shortly before Klaus Allofs had offered an opinion.
First Team
Wednesday, 18.01.2012 / 17:52

The showing at Hansa Rostock was not what any Werder fan wanted to see, especially not the Werder sports bosses. While head coach Thomas Schaaf tried to keep his anger in check following the 3-0 loss...

The showing at Hansa Rostock was not what any Werder fan wanted to see, especially not the Werder sports bosses. While head coach Thomas Schaaf tried to keep his anger in check following the 3-0 loss against Rostock Tuesday night, Werder manager Klaus Allofs had clear words about the loss against the struggling team from the second division. "Our problem is not that we lost a test match but that we played so far below our capabilities. We cannot just accept that," said Allofs.

And it should be of no surprise that this performance at Rostock's DKB Arena resulted in some harsh words by Werder's manager. "We cannot just check off this game and things go on. This will have consequences in the coming days. Some players will see much clearer where they stand. Some of them were unable to show today that they want to play a meaningful role in our roster. We will think about it," said Allofs.

Allofs would not name any names. "We will do this behind closed doors. But this criticism goes for a lot of players. Some names have already been mentioned in the past, but it also goes for some of our young players from whom way too little is coming," said Allofs.

Despite all the criticism, Allofs is confident about the start of the second half of the Bundesliga. "We will still enter the game in Lautern on Saturday with confidence because we will have a team with players who have already showed that it can work."

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