The Borussia Dortmund attacker is frustrated after his team’s tame draw against one of this term’s relegation candidates.
Borussia Dortmund attacking midfielder, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Shinji-Kagawa-c33364, has admitted that his side were below par against Augsburg at the weekend. He was talking in the wake of his team’s 0-0 draw on Saturday, March 10, at the SGL arena.
Dortmund have dropped points for the first time since the mid-season break, but the side still remains atop the Bundesliga table.
Kagawa mentioned that he was brilliantly marked by his Japanese teammate, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Hajime-Hosogai-c15567, which was frustrating. He stated that Augsburg were outstanding especially at the back and it was unusual that his team did not create enough
chances throughout the course of 90 minutes.
The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Japan-c2928 international admitted that he was outclassed in a one-on-one situation with Hosogai. He also showed his displeasure at dropping points against a low ranked outfit which has allowed Bayern to close the gap on Dortmund
after they tore apart Hoffenheim at the weekend.
While talking to reporters after the game, the former Cerezo Osaka attacker further added:
“I wasn't able to shoot and to create chances, so offensively it was a very disappointing match. Normally I would create some space, and when the timing was right someone would slip in and create a chance where Hajime-kun [Hosogai]
plays, but today we weren't able to create a single chance like that.”
Speaking further, Kagawa urged his side to get back to winning ways and concentrate hard on the away games. He opined that the home games are easier to approach with the fans backing but it is always the away game which requires
a lot more effort.
“At away games we have to concentrate and work hard on entering the match in good form as a team. At home it's naturally a good atmosphere, but away matches can be difficult. All we can do is prepare,” Kagawa concluded.
Dortmund are currently leading the Bundesliga standings with 56 points and will next be in action against Werder Bremen on Saturday, March 17, at the Signal Iduna Park. The Black Yellows are in contention to complete a double this
season by winning both the Bundesliga and the German Cup.
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