"We have to apologise to everyone"

Stimmen nach dem Mainz-Spiel
Gutted: no words could be found after the 5-0 defeat (Foto: nordphoto).
First Team
Tuesday, 17.12.2019 / 21:35

Von Yannik Cischinsky und Philipp Burde

It was a mix of disappointment and shame, of frustration and bewilderment, after Werder fell to 5-0 home defeat to Mainz 05. "We can only apologise to our fans, to our injured players, to everyone. That was nothing", said Maximilian Eggestein after the game. "I'll have to sleep on it first", said head coach Florian Kohfeldt, who stressed, "today made me very angry. I can only say that I will fight with all my strenght to rectify this situation. I won't retreat."

WERDER.DE has collated all the reaction to tonight's game:

On the match:

Nonetheless, the fans had reassuring words to say after the match (Foto: nordphoto).

 

Florian Kohfeldt: "There is no explanation for a very poor game. It was catastrophic. All in all it was shocking. No good football, no physicality. One team was on it, the other wasn't."

Niklas Moisander: "It's embarrassing. I am speechless. It has nothing to do with tactics or the coach. We players didn't perform. We weren't aggressive."

Leonardo Bittencourt: "Absolutely rubbish, can't say any more. We must apologise to every fan, it's a relegation battle. We need success now. We still have half the season ahead of us and have to give it our all. 

Davy Klaassen: "I can't think of anything to say. That wasn't just bad. I don't know why we crumbled. It's hard to talk about it. We are upset."

Frank Baumann: "I am speechless. You can make mistakes, but not like that. We rolled over without a fight. That cannot happen."

On the current situation:

Maximilian Eggestein and Jiri Pavlenka were speechless at full time (Foto: nordphoto).

Niklas Moisander: "We apologised to the fans. It is a difficult situation. we want to show the fans that we are sorry. The fact that they had positive things to say is unreal."

Maximilian Eggestein: "Of course you feel terrible. Football is a game of mentality. We have to find a way through the fight to playing our own football."

Frank Baumann: "The players are supported. The coach is protective of them. It's about them. The coach is not being discussed. I am convinced that we will come out of misery with him."

Florian Kohfeldt: "We won't be able to move on easily. That isn't possible. Of course I am thinking of myself, but, to be honest, we have to talk about our performance on the pitch. We can't hide away from it."

On the game against Köln:

Florian Kohfeldt: "We have to show improvement against Köln. It isn't about the football, but being prepared. We will try to get the three points."

Frank Baumann: "There needs to be a reaction. Every player has to realise that they didn't perform today. We have to show a different side to us."

Marco Bode: "We a clear plan to take to Cologne. Every player needs to pull their weight."

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