Rose also on the Leipzig bench in the cup on Wednesday

Coach Marco Rose will also be on the bench for RB Leipzig next Wednesday in the DFB Cup round of 16 against Eintracht Frankfurt. This was confirmed by sporting director Marcel Schäfer after the 5-1 defeat in the Bundesliga against VfL Wolfsburg. "Marco Rose is our coach," said Schäfer and announced an analysis of the situation after the "blow to the neck": "When we lose 1:5, it's brutally disappointing. We have to analyze and talk intensively in order to find answers as quickly as possible to avoid something like that."

Schäfer criticizes the manner

Schäfer emphasized after the defeat at the hands of his former club that there were some things "that are explainable, there are also too many things, there is no excuse as far as the manner is concerned." You can also lose games in soccer, "but the manner is important. That you have the feeling that you are resilient, that the team is alive, supports each other, pushes each other," said Schäfer. That is the "basis for a soccer team, the whole club is involved, including Marco Rose".

Rose himself said that he was more "clear and energetic" than ever before. "We don't have enough players who are performing at their maximum, we have too many injured players and too few players overall in too many games - it was a bitter blow today," he said after the first home defeat after twelve unbeaten games in the home arena. "Nevertheless, we have to keep working, get the players up to the level," said the RB coach.

Captain Orban praises Rose

With regard to the bad luck with injuries, he spoke of a "vicious circle". Castello Lukeba had to leave the pitch early with a muscle injury. "That's really bitter," said defensive boss Willi Orban. The RB captain does not expect the RB managers to change their mind about the coaching position: "Nope," said Orban: "Because Marco is simply doing an outstanding job, he simply suits us and knows exactly how we want to play. It's a difficult phase at the moment, everything has simply gone against us. I hope we can turn things around on Wednesday, get a good result and calm things down."