Mainz – Immediately after the final whistle on Thursday evening in Strasbourg, he called the performance “dreadful.” Even on Friday afternoon, Urs Fischer (60) still had no explanation for his team’s performance. The Swiss coach appears disappointed and shaken. He admits that he has experienced similar situations before, recalling times in the second division with Union Berlin: “There was a game in Fürth where we couldn’t do anything right…”
Although he initially didn’t plan to, he showed the team video clips of the 0-4 defeat on Friday, saying, “The guys had to see the images, they were clear, it was not good…” However, he consciously takes responsibility for himself as well, stating, “The coach is responsible for the preparation. And when you see such a performance, I didn’t get it done the way I had imagined. It is also incomprehensible to me when you miss everything you showed in the previous 20 games – it was like it disappeared.”
A Reaction Needed in Gladbach
Looking ahead to the Bundesliga, the experienced coach admits, “The game has left its mark.” But he knows that there is no time to dwell on it: “The crunch time in the league begins. Now it’s crunch time. We have five tough games left, we are still not safe – it’s important to show a reaction in Gladbach!”
No Blind Activism
How does he plan to free the players’ minds in the short time before Sunday evening? “I always say: If it’s going well, do more – if it’s not going well, do a little less,” Fischer explains his approach, saying, “We will not rush into action just because we had a bad game. It would be too easy for me to question everything based on one game. At some point, you have to let it go and move on.” And his message for the game in Gladbach: “It’s important not to feel sorry for yourself. Brush it off and get up – it’s like boxing, you have to keep getting back up!”
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