The former Bayer Leverkusen defender insisted that the coach should not be blamed for the poor results this season.
Bayer Leverkusen have had a mixed season thus far and currently occupy the sixth place on the Bundesliga standings table with 26 points so far. The side is 11 points adrift of leaders Bayern Munich with half the season to go.
Werkself have been criticised for their lack of consistency this season as some displays in the first six months of the season have been shocking. The appalling home defeats at the hands of FC Koln and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/1-FC-Nuremberg-c38162 in September
and December respectively have outraged a lot of the fans, who have held protests against manager Robin Dutt in recent weeks.
Hyypia believes that it is not always the manager’s fault as the players are the ones who are on the pitch. He insisted that the tactician takes the decision of what team to play and if the players perform badly, the boss has to
take the blame.
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 player praised Robin Dutt and insisted that only two or three performances cannot judge the capability of the manager. He added that the players should come out and accept the blame and further improve on their
performances.
“The coach is always the first person that the finger gets pointed at. But it is the players who should look in the mirror and ask themselves if they could not do a great deal better,” he was quoted as saying in an interview.
Sami Hyypia played a total of 61 appearances for Bayer Leverkusen in all competitions in his two seasons at the club. The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Finland-c2898 international scored three goals in his two years with the Bundesliga outfit and won the Finnish
Football Association Player of the Year on nine occasions.
Bayer Leverkusen will face http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/1-FSV-Mainz-05-c38166 in the Bundesliga once they return from the winter break in January. The match will be played at the BayArena on Sunday, January 22. Werkself have a great chance to avenge their opening day
defeat against Mainz and come out with all three points.
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