Tim Wiese had been playing a superb goalkeeper position for weeks and stopped the first strong chances on Saturday at Nuremberg. But in the 17th minute, Wiese made a wrong decision and he...
Tim Wiese had been playing a superb goalkeeper position for weeks and stopped the first strong chances on Saturday at Nuremberg. But in the 17th minute, Wiese made a wrong decision and he...
Tim Wiese had been playing a superb goalkeeper position for weeks and stopped the first strong chances on Saturday at Nuremberg. But in the 17th minute, Wiese made a wrong decision and he was penalised mightily with the red card. "That was clearly red, no discussion. Looking back, you are always smarter. I should have just stayed away," said Wiese about his sending off in Nuremberg. The keeper's self-critical words were followed by words of thanks for his teammates and their great battle. "Compliments to all that we were able to pick up something here. That was anything but easy," said Wiese.
Team captain Clemens Fritz agreed as the Green-Whites had a grinding battle against the strong Nuremberg side. "Everyone had to race for the other. We had to battle against the defeat. We are usually known for our offensive game, but today it was totally different. Given the fact that we had to play a man down for so long, we can live with the draw," said Fritz.
"Nobody is mad at him because of that. What's decisive is how the team reacted to this kind of situation. We accepted that well as team and really ran a lot," added Andreas Wolf. A reason for the strong defence was the second half substitution of Naldo, who made it a five-man back line and added extra security. "I was supposed to support the centre backs and of course I wanted to show that I am fully back. I absolutely want to convince the coach that I am once again fully available," said the Brazilian defender. Teammate Sebastian Prödl was also convinced of the unusual tactical variation. "Yeah, we played with a five-man back. The coach mentioned already at half-time that he would make the substitutions if we got under more pressure," said Prödl.
