Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Debut victory: Favre is back Gladbach confidence

As a coach Lucien Favre was celebrated almost 15 months after a successful return to the league stage, the Swiss remained modest and was all praise on to his team. "The team showed character. She played fantastic. There was much movement in the game. We have worked hard, the team was very focused, "Favre said after the much-deserved 2-1 (2-1) win against the bottom club Schalke 04 and the associated hope of the league.

But even if Favre heaped praise on his team, the proportion of 53-year-olds on the first home win since 9 Gladbach April 2010 is enormous. In the meantime with his predecessor Michael Frontzeck sorted Mohamadou Idrissou and Juan Arango played turned up as. In addition, the five-time German champions moved to a time lead back not frightened, waiting for clean sheets, but continued to play active and forward looking decision.

"Of course, a new coach brings new impulses. This was important for us, "said the strong Marco Reus, who with his sixth goal of the season (12) Schalke led by former Gladenbacher Peer Kluge offsetting (2). Also winning top scorer (23) showed Idrissou after less than a week of joint working enthusiastically with Favre: "He gave me back the confidence." With four points behind a non-relegation zone is the belief back to the rescue.

On Friday is at the guest performance at the competitors, VfL Wolfsburg, the next trend-setting meeting. have been the victory against Schalke could therefore only the beginning. Wolfsburg had to be reloading. It is still a long way, so central defender Dante, who praised his teammates as Favre's work especially in the tactical area.

"Although he is only a week there, but it has already done something," Reus said about the work of discipline and tactics fanatic Favre, who passed on the sidelines calmly and objectively his instructions to his team. The Swiss were the statements of his players almost a little embarrassing.

He fixed his eyes ahead dear. Whether his decision right for a new goalkeeper Christofer Heimeroth to change from Logan Bailly was ("That was my gut feeling"), will show only upcoming games. The frightening weak Schalke reviewed the Belgian goalkeeper for their leadership never once "The game of Schalke in the Champions League has taken a lot of energy," said Favre, looking at the tasks ahead: "The triple was very important.

But there is still much to do. The program is hard. But I am convinced that we create in the league. "

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