After the early knockout of Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich, Mönchengladbach had flirted with the title in the German Football Cup. But this dream was already shattered in the round of 16. The “foals” failed without a trace at second division side Hannover 96. Adi Hütter’s team lost 0:3 away, the Vorarlberg coach is counted, especially since his team is also lagging behind expectations in the championship in twelfth place. Borussia lacks consistency. Outliers such as the two victories over Bayern (in the Cup and at the start of the second half of the Bundesliga) are followed by inexplicable setbacks against supposedly weaker teams.
Hütter finds it difficult to find explanations. After the Hanover match, he seemed badly battered and did not spare criticism. “We made a fool of ourselves,” admitted the coach, who was sacked from Eintracht Frankfurt in the summer for the handsome fee of 7.5 million euros. “We couldn’t think of much, we lost the important duels, played too slowly, made wrong decisions. There were a lot of points,” analyzed Hütter. “Of course our situation is not satisfactory, we concede too many goals.”
For Lower Saxony, where former ÖFB team striker Lukas Hinterseer was absent due to illness, Beier (4th, 51st) and Kerk (36th / penalty) scored.
Union Berlin won the derby
However, RB Leipzig did not show any weaknesses against Hansa Rostock, the Saxons, in which Konrad Laimer was allowed to play in the 75th minute, kept the upper hand 2-0 (1-0). The goals went to striker Poulsen (6th) and Olmo (82nd), who scored just seconds after being substituted on.
Union Berlin (with Christopher Trimmel from the 71st minute) won the prestigious capital city derby in the Olympic Stadium against Hertha BSC 3:2 (1:0). SC Freiburg achieved a surprisingly clear 4-1 (2-0) win at TSG Hoffenheim with central defender Philipp Lienhart. Stefan Posch played through the losers, Christoph Baumgartner was in action until the 75th minute.
Source: Nachrichten
