After RB Leipzig’s 5-1 win in Cologne, it wasn’t just sport that was an issue. There were also discussions about fan chants and bottle throwing. And a fiery appeal.
Coach Marco Rose from Bundesliga soccer club RB Leipzig responded to hate chants against East Germany in the 5-1 win at 1. FC Cologne with a fiery appeal.
“The people who don’t know it so well over there should come,” said Rose, who was born in Leipzig during the GDR era. “There are a lot of cool people there. Like here. There are a few idiots. Like here. So in the end everything is actually very, very similar. That’s why we tore down the wall at some point, including in our heads.”
Ultimately, he wants to “not read too much into it” and, above all, “to connect and not divide. That’s why it’s important that we try to classify this.” It was just 5:1 in an emotional game, “and a lot of people out there have the right attitude and attitude. We should pull ourselves up from them, and maybe the others should correct them a little too.”
Rose defends his player
Cologne’s managing director Christian Keller found clear words against the chants. “We also had an anti-discrimination game day today. That makes you all the more wondering what’s going on in one or other person’s head,” he said. “Such chants are not acceptable. It’s only a minority. But it’s a shame that this minority exists.”
Rose defended his player Xavi, whose celebration after the 0-1 defeat had provoked the Cologne fans. “He always runs to the corner flag after scoring. The place was unfortunate. But he had no bad intentions at all and didn’t want to provoke anyone,” assured the RB coach. “Why a glass bottle flies onto the pitch is the more appropriate question,” he added, referring to a scene during an RB corner in the 42nd minute. “When he hits someone, whether someone in a white or blue jersey, it hurts.” Meanwhile, Keller announced that he wanted to identify the bottle thrower: “I hope we find some video.”
Source: Stern
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