The FSV Mainz boss laments poor defending in the clash that ended 3-2 in favour of the hosts and admitted that there were few positives from the game.
Die Nullfunfer suffered their eighth defeat of the current campaign against Bayer Leverkusen to remain 15th on the Bundesliga standings table. The visitors were 2-0 down at the interval but scored two early second-half
goals to come back on level terms. However, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lars-Bender-c21663 scored the decider with just 20 minutes to go and earned a crucial three points for the home side.
Tuchel claimed that his side lacked the determination and passion throughout the first-half and conceded two goals before the interval as a result of some poor defending. The manager added that the team played with more conviction
in the second period and scored two quick goals but were unfortunate to concede the third.
The 38-year old was disappointed with the performance of the side and remained hopeful that they perform well in the upcoming fixtures in the league.
“In the first half we weren't able to achieve any of the things we set out to do. We were lacking hunger, passion and determination and it was a very sobering experience. Unfortunately we came away empty handed despite our good
second half performance,” he was quoted as saying in an interview.
On the other hand, under pressure manager Robin Dutt expressed his satisfaction on the victory and admitted that the team put in an impressive performance in front of the home fans. The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/SC-Freiburg-c40462 manager has been under
scrutiny for under par results in the current campaign.
“We wanted to concentrate on playing well and not just focus on the result. We weren't far off producing a top quality performance today,” Dutt added.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/1-FSV-Mainz-05-c38166 are only one point ahead of FC Kaiserslautern, who occupy the relegation play-off spot on the table. The club has a great chance of climbing the table as it faces a relatively easy test against Freiburg on Sunday. A win
would surely put them clear of the relegation zone and close to a top ten spot.
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