Coaching from the kitchen: March is also missing against Leverkusen

Captain Peter Gulacsi could be back in the RB Leipzig squad after his corona infection against Leverkusen.

It would be a bright spot in a week when the club gave a poor picture.

Leipzig - Jesse Marsch reported in a good mood and motivated from the kitchen table. Before the game in the Bundesliga against Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday (5.30 p.m. / DAZN), the RB Leipzig coach, who is in quarantine, raved about the mentality of his team, which has just been decimated by numerous corona cases. Marsch will also have to follow the game on Sunday on two mobile phones in the kitchen at home, and a quick test by the 48-year-old was positive on Saturday.

“My management style is that the coach is less important. That is not so understandable in Germany because hierarchy is so important here, ”said Marsch, who is represented by assistant coach Achim Beierlorzer, as he did in the 5-0 Champions League at Club Bruges. “It's important that the guys on the pitch are ready to do everything themselves, then they don't need a coach. In Germany we always think that the coach has to do everything. "

Against Leverkusen, captain Peter Gulacsi could possibly be part of the squad again. A quick test of the quarantined goalkeeper gave an unclear result, a PCR test will be carried out on Saturday. If this is negative, Gulacsi would be available. In goal, however, will be the Spaniard Josep Martinez again. “Pete hasn't trained for a week and the tendency is to play with Josep. He was very good in Bruges and deserved the chance, ”said Marsch.

A win against Leverkusen is not only important in terms of sport, especially since you are only three points behind the fourth-placed Rhinelander. It would also outshine the sometimes very difficult to understand actions of the club of the past week. Leipzig had to report eight corona cases within a few days. What happened after the first few cases sometimes seems negligent.

After the positive tests by Marsch, Gulacsi and a supervisor, no strict attention was paid to contact restrictions. Injured striker Yussuf Poulsen is traveling to Bruges to cheer on the team and give the address in the dressing room. Poulsen tested positive on Thursday. Defensive boss Willi Orban was tested negative before leaving for Belgium, but traveled with cold symptoms isolated from the team. The Hungarian international left Bruges on Wednesday morning due to heightened symptoms. On Thursday he was positive.

All affected players and coaches are doing well under the circumstances, everyone in the club has either recovered or been vaccinated.

In the official communication, RB also proudly points out that the so-called 2G-plus rule has been in place for some time and that booster vaccinations will soon be carried out.

At least in the Poulsen case, however, this external presentation appears in a different light.

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In addition to Poulsen and Orban, striker Hugo Novoa and defender Mohamed Simakan tested positive.

In addition, various people from the supervisory staff.

Nevertheless, Leipzig can fall back on more personnel against Leverkusen than in Bruges.

Tyler Adams was banned from Belgium, Amadou Haidara and Dominik Szoboszlai can be used again after overcoming ankle problems.

The club carried out further rapid tests on Saturday.

How will proceed on Sunday was initially unclear.

A spokesman said on Saturday that they proceed in "close coordination with the health department" and assume that the game will take place.

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