“What happened to cause the MHB to collapse like this?”
Kiel was stronger than us, physically and mentally. We were too weak to win that match, but we could qualify. For that, we would have had to have more guts, more mentality, to accept being dominated but to fight on one or two balls to prevent them from coming back at the end. Our squad is too young to be able to go further in the Champions League. We don’t have enough really experienced players who know this kind of situation. It’s not normal that we score so few goals. We lacked audacity in the transition game, we played with fear. It’s a learning experience for this team.
Is it this mentality that was lacking in these last ten minutes without a single goal scored?
Already, to score, you have to shoot. When your guards refuse shots, it’s difficult and when they take them, they’re wet squibs. At some point, it is the head that moves the body forward. And we were too weak in the head.
It was the last European Cup match of your career. Does this represent a particular emotion?
I’m angry and frustrated, even if I don’t show it, I’ve been hiding my emotions for thirty-six years. Afterwards, what the last one is is not a subject. The first or last defeat is always bitter. This is perhaps also why I want to take a little distance from this job, because you eat yourself from the inside in the preparation, the match and after the match. »
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