Ludwig Augustinsson: “We played some good football, but we could have scored more. Some phases weren’t so good, especially at the beginning of the second half. It was important for our goals that we won today.”
Milot Rashica: “It was really important to score the first goal so early. After that we were in control. In my opinion, we weren’t aggressive enough at the start of the second half, getting there too late. But we came back and made the difference with the third goal.”
Davy Klaassen: “We played badly for the first 20 minutes, despite the early goal. It really wasn’t good after the break! We were saved by Pavlas a few times. Mainz used the room that they got very well. They’re a team that can play really good football. But we used our chances well. It was perfect!”
Martin Harnik: “We didn’t play how we wanted at the start, despite the goal. We wanted to grab the game by the scruff of the neck and make the difference. Suddenly we realised that we were only counter-attacking in our own stadium. That’s not what we set out to do. We then used our situations well, but Mainz stayed in the game dangerously.”
Frank Baumann: “We obviously had a lot of luck with the early lead. Unfortunately we lost control of the game after half time. Mainz then deservedly got one back. Games like that are so close and can change quickly. After it went 3-1, I got the feeling that Mainz’s heads dropped a bit. We’re very happy with the three points, but we’ve got a lot of things that we still need to work on.”
Florian Kohfeldt: “It was a good game, but not a perfect one. I have to commend the team for how they played for long periods, but there were two or three where we allowed too many chances and made bad decisions. Mainz were aggressive but didn’t take the chances and just weren’t good with the ball. Overall it was a deserved victory in a game that could have turned.”