It’s getting bitter for the cloverleaf: Stefan Leitl’s team failed to score their first three points in their eighth attempt. Only one point at this point of the season means a historic low, and after the 0:1 against fellow promoted Bochum, the question must be allowed: Who does SpVgg want to score against in this league anyway?
After eight matchdays, no team has ever been relegated. However, the belief that Fürth can manage to stay in the relegation zone is already dwindling to a minimum at this early stage, especially as the gap to the non-relegation places is growing. “We are very disappointed, it hurts a lot,” captain Branimir Hrgota admitted after the sixth defeat in a row. Because of this disappointment, he was allowed the embellished analysis, according to which his team was very close in every game and had many chances.
Standard goal “angers” Leitl
It would be more accurate to say that the Franconians are finding it extremely difficult on the offensive and rarely take advantage of the few chances they do have. Against Bochum, Fürth were only able to convince in a weak game in the quarter of an hour after half-time. It was symptomatic that the goal conceded came, as so often, from a standard situation and thus far too cheaply. After that, the proverbial plug was pulled, the Leitl team no longer able to fight back. “Annoying”, the coach called the goal conceded and stated: “In total, that’s not enough. “
The underdog role of the SpVgg has been described often enough, on Saturday it did not apply. Bochum are one of the few opponents on eye level, but even here it was not enough for anything countable. “Week after week, you have the chance to score in the Bundesliga if you go to the limit of your performance and avoid mistakes,” Leitl wants to keep trying with his team, saying that luck is earned through commitment, discipline and indomitable will. But: “It wasn’t a matter of luck against Bochum. Rather, it was the fundamental lack of quality, which even another coach would not be able to improve. “Of course I question myself and don’t make it easy for myself and point the finger at others. I try to give my best every day,” says Leitl, referring to the successful past. As a relegation candidate, he took over the cloverleaf at the beginning of 2019 and led it all the way to the Bundesliga. However, based on impressions so far, the Bundesliga seems to be a bit too big for them.
