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Düsseldorf awards victory in relegation battle

2020-02-08T18:34:11.557Z


Fortuna Düsseldorf has improved a lot since the change of coach from Friedhelm Funkel to Uwe Rösler. But for the first win in the Bundesliga, that's not enough in Wolfsburg either.


Fortuna Düsseldorf has improved a lot since the change of coach from Friedhelm Funkel to Uwe Rösler. But for the first win in the Bundesliga, that's not enough in Wolfsburg either.

Wolfsburg (dpa) - The new coach from Fortuna Düsseldorf can still be said that he spent a large part of his player and coaching career in England. After 1-1 (1-0) at VfL Wolfsburg, Uwe Rösler praised his team's "commitment".

Friedhelm Funkel's successor found no answer in German or English as to whether this result ultimately angered or satisfied him. "We have to learn to reward ourselves," said Roesler.

This is exactly what the third in the table in the Bundesliga has not succeeded in in the second league game since the change of coach. Under Rösler, the Fortuna appears to be significantly improved, above all in terms of play. But a week ago she conceded a 1-1 goal against Eintracht Frankfurt in added time. And this time she gave the victory in Wolfsburg out of hand.

Because only two minutes after the video evidence of an assault by Marin Pongracic and the VfL defender had seen the red card (48th), ten Wolfsburgers were able to equalize in this game by Renato Steffen (50th). The relegation candidate from Dusseldorf had deservedly taken the lead in the first half through Matthias Zimmermann (13th), but was then caught by the events shortly after the break.

While Rösler was still struggling to come to a conclusion, two factions were formed within his team. Representing one, Erik Thommy said: "I think we lost two points. There was definitely more in it." But Kevin Stöger said: "Overall, we can be proud of ourselves. We did it really well at times."

The playful progress cannot be overlooked under Rösler. The early 1: 0 by Zimmermann was preceded by a remarkable combination over four stations. Rösler is a five-time national player of the GDR, he was previously only active as a coach in Norway, England and Sweden and is now breaking with the German conventions in the relegation battle of the Bundesliga. He demands aggressiveness and willingness to take risks instead of stubbornly preventing a goal from being conceded.

And his explanation was on Saturday: "In the second half you noticed that the team hadn't won any longer. We have to learn to stay brave. Because the red card was not good for us. The Wolfsburg have a new spirit to get."

After all, the Dusseldorf made up a place in the table with this point and displaced Werder Bremen from the relegation place again. That is still more than the troubled Wolfsburgers were able to take from the end of this matchday.

The morale after the dismissal prevented that there was a similar whistle concert after the final whistle as at half-time. The mood in Wolfsburg is very bad after another very poor performance. "The first half was pomad, lethargic, slow," said coach Oliver Glasner. "But the team showed what they can do when they are outnumbered. The key is to find the right answer: Why don't we show the intensity from the first second that we can actually show?"

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Source: merkur

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