Saturday, April 16, 2011

Broke in Mainz: prevent Gladbach descent barely

Lucien Favre is the stubborn Swiss. "Avoiding relegation is possible," the coach of Borussia Moenchengladbach said after the sobering 0:1 (0:0) in the Friday game of the Bundesliga at the European League contenders first FSV Mainz 05 "We have in the past four games, winning three times," reads the simple but very difficult to realize demand of the 53-year-old opponent in the face of Dortmund, Hanover, Freiburg and Hamburg.

The fourth down five times German champions in the second division after the 18th Defeat of the season a big step closer. The frustration of the table after the last late "floor" of national player Andre Schürrle (87 minutes) on action directed against referee Aytekin Deniz. The referee sent Mike Hanke after several verbal skirmishes with fouls and yellow-red of course (53) and refused to Borussia after 70 minutes a clear penalty when the ex-Gladbach Eugen Polanski Marco Reus took the box by the legs.

Although acknowledged Aytekin ("After the slow motion it was a penalty kick. In the real speed I have not seen such") afterwards the faults, the trouble in the camp of Mönchengladbach not dampened. "This is a farce. If it is yellow-red, then he must also give a penalty. consistently on one side, on the other side as a sausage, "blustered sports director Max Eberl.

There was the consolation winner. "This is twice or three times bitter," said the coach Mainz Tuchel. "We can take positive things. We have been good but we need to create more chances in the next games, "Favre said. But he must be a depressed team that did too little for the offensive, first up again.

"The psyche is tarnished," stated Eberl. The self-confidence after a 5-1 in the derby against Cologne is certainly gone. For the people of Mainz, the relief after the first home victory since 26 November 2010, almost tangible. "The majority has brought us to think. For the first time we had to lose what about ten Gladbach, "said Tuchel, and rejoiced over Schürrle magical moment.

"This is the key for the last two home games. In the derby against Frankfurt's our turn with a win against St. Pauli, of course, we want to successfully adopt the Bruchwegstadion "said the 37-year-old, the" Match praised happiness. " ". Would have used if there have been a penalty and Gladbach that, I do not think we would come back again," As it was, four games to stand before closing 48 points and thus a more than last season on the credit side - a record in the still young Premier League history.

"This is extraordinary and makes us proud," said Tuchel. When rivals for fifth place, 1 FC Nuremberg, will be the swing used on Easter Sunday. "It's a great feeling of happiness, the belief was always there," enthused Schürrle, whose 13th Hit, the 05er 30 Times in the top five of the league and holds the door to the Champions League far pushed open.

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