Jesse Marsch (47) sees RB Leipzig on a good path after the defeat in Paris. Nevertheless, the US American also criticised parts of his team.
Of twelve games as RB Leipzig coach, Jesse Marsch has only won four, and now “the games are coming so fast” one after the other that the US American hardly has time to reflect on the mixed results.
After the 1:1 in Freiburg last weekend and the bitter 2:3 in Paris on Tuesday, the next game is already on Saturday (15.30, LIVE! at kicker) against last-place Fürth. “We have made progress,” says Marsch, who thought both games, in Freiburg and France, were “good”. They were “not the results we had hoped for, but in the end it wasn’t bad. Especially in Paris. The boys stuck to the match plan, had confidence and played very well. With a bit more luck in the game and maybe a bit of maturity in a few situations, we could have won this game. “
Marsch remains confident: “It goes in two directions “
Instead, two individual errors (Tyler Adams at 2:2, Mohamed Simakan at 2:3) ensured that RB remained without a point in their third Champions League game. “It goes in two directions,” Marsch described his emotional state. “After the game the feeling was good because we played well.” On the other hand, he was “really sad that we didn’t reward ourselves. “
Never the less, the 47-year-old is not letting his optimism, which he misses in Benjamin Henrichs among others, get away from him. “In the league we haven’t lost four times in a row. I think we have a bit of rhythm and momentum.”
Against Fürth, Marsch now logically expects “a different game”: “Fürth play a lot of long balls, they try to fight for the second ball, force standard situations, be aggressive against the ball. We can take a lot from the Paris game: We were good in possession, had intensity against the ball and made it difficult for Paris’ great players. But we also have to learn that attention in every situation is so important. “
March calls for more running and intensity
This is especially true for those who are not there from the start, which Marsch packaged as a quiet criticism in the direction of the Jokers last Saturday. In Freiburg, he said, he missed the willingness to run and intensity at the end. “We need players who want to. They have to make an impression on me to play again. We can’t just say we want to play intensely and then not do it. For me, the Paris game was the best this season. We made a few mistakes that hurt, but the idea of everyone in the group giving everything for each other … that was a big step forward. We have to play like that in every game now. “
