The 39-year-old Markus Babbel stated that he was left clueless after Hoffenheim were thrashed 4-0 at the Rhein Neckar Arena by Eintracht Frankfurt, following the red cards shown to two of their players.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/TSG-1899-Hoffenheim-c40767 suffered back-to-back defeats in the Bundesliga after Frankfurt beat them 4-0 as they were reduced to nine players, and this in turn moved them to the relegation zone. This result means that they have lost all
three of their crucial matches since the start the start of the new season.
Hoffenheim were stunned by a 4-0 beating by fourth-division team Berliner AK 07 in the German Cup and also lost a tough match with Borussia Monchengladbach 2-1 in the opening fixtures of the Bundesliga.
The former player suggested that they were on the downside when central midfielder http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sejad-Salihovic-c32849 and right-back Stephan Schrock were given red cards in the latter stages of the tie after being booked twice with yellow card offences.
The tactician conceded that he cannot defend the disappointing start to the new season and is shocked by the result of this game. He further added that they were hurt over the consecutive losses.
"I have no logical explanation. This performance is a mystery to me. This is definitely a bad start. This is bitter for the guys, it has hurt us," he mused.
The Bundesliga side’s nightmare started when they went behind Alexander Meier’s goal and the humiliation followed with the goal by Frankfurt skipper http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pirmin-Schwegler-c30049.
Moreover, Salihovic received marching orders for two yellow cards, and Schrock followed suit a few minutes after that. Two more goals were scored in quick successions by the visiting team to round off a forgettable day.
"After going 1-0 down, you could see the boys were shocked," said the 39-year-old Babbel.
"I was very disturbed, because we didn't then respond positively, so we were 2-0 down at half-time. During the break, I knew that it is difficult to change things around. I tried to give us a fresh start with a few replacements,
but the two sending’s off threw that out of the window," he added.
The manager admitted that after conceding the opening goal the players were surprised and never really recovered.
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