Sunday, March 20, 2011

Home defeat against Kaiserslautern: Gladbach bottom sinks into the valley of tears

Unlucky Logan Bailly fled comment with cap pulled low over his face out of the stadium, his teammates and coach Lucien Favre tried the usual rallying: But after the bitter 0-1 home defeat to promoted first in the basement battle FC Kaiserslautern Borussia Moenchengladbach required rear already a football miracle to avoid relegation to the third Bundesliga club history yet.

"It hurts a lot," said sports director Max Eberl. A strange own goal by goalkeeper Bailly in the 61st Minute after a harmless corner kick by Christian Tiffert Gladbacher destroyed all hopes of a successful comeback in the Bundesliga final sprint. "It was a ball he must begin," stated Eberl.

Indeed, he did not. Instead, Bailly punched in the style of volleyball players the ball to the shock to players and fans into his own net. It was not the first big error of the Belgian international goalkeeper this season. After being mocked in the first round after a few bumbles even from his own fans, his former coach Michael Frontzeck sat on the bench.

Favre made this decision when he took office on 14 February, however, reversed, and certain Bailly to number one. Backing of the 25-year-old received from his fellow players. "We lose as a team and win as a team," said Martin Stranzl while Mohamadou Idrissou adds: "We have had bad luck, which is quite bitter, but such things can happen.

Logan Bailly was very ready, as he sat in the cabin. He knows he made a mistake and is annoyed even the most about the goal. "The clean sheet Borussia who introduced the second division a huge step, even if Favre and his players to the outside fighting spirit demonstrated. "We are very disappointed.

But there are 21 points in the game. It will be hard, but I am realistic optimism, "said Favre, who left open whether he will make in Bailly stint with Bayern Munich (April 2) into the goal. Stranzl also wanted to give up despite the dismal performance against Kaiserslautern and has not been the ninth home loss this season of hope.

"As long as everything is still mathematically possible, we must not lose faith," said the defender. On the Moenchengladbach but wait a severe residual program. Against the Palatinate had on the team nervous. Everyone has felt like the team has become increasingly uncertain, "said Eberl:".

We have seven games to us to behave professionally, "While the Moenchengladbach are in the valley of tears and reinforced plan for league two can celebrate the" Red Devil with the first away win of the second half for a coup. "It was a step, but not anymore," said coach Marco Kurz, whose team now has eight points in front of the Gladenbacher content.

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