Bundesliga 2 - "Always the same old story": Magdeburg has a defensive problem
Frustration and annoyance dominated the mood at second division club 1. FC Magdeburg after their 3-2 defeat to Fortuna Düsseldorf at the end of the first half of the season. For the second time in eleven days, the team from the Elbe city had squandered a lead against Fortuna and ended up empty-handed. As in the cup, when the visitors turned the game around in stoppage time, FCM helped out with massive mistakes of their own. FCM had already led 2-0 through Herbert Bockhorn (17') and Xavier Amaechi (37').
"That's a situation that has affected us more often this season: That we basically play very consistently, but don't do two things well - our own goal chance conversion to make the games clearer, and then defending it away consistently," coach Christian Titz drew a line from the defeat to the entire first half of the season. "However, we must not bury our heads in the sand, but will continue to work on things from January onwards," added the 52-year-old.
Team captain Amara Condé echoed the same sentiment. "You have to reward yourself, it's always the same thing. You come out in the second half, make simple mistakes - that just doesn't work in the second division," said the midfielder angrily. "We have to ask ourselves why we can't follow through and finish a game. It often feels like we give the game away to our opponents in the second half." In fact, FCM can also perform well over 90 minutes, as they showed against Osnabrück and Kaiserslautern.
Although Magdeburg are outside the relegation zone with 20 points, none of those involved really wanted to be satisfied with that. In particular, the period of eight games without a win from matchday 6 to 13 prevented a better position. "If we played our game, we might have had 15 more points in our account this season. We invest so much, but at the end of the day we end up with zero points again," assessed Condé.
However, there does not appear to be an obvious adjustment that FCM could make at the winter training camp in Turkey in January. "We talk about things, we get it right for two weeks and then we don't again. I don't know why," admitted Condé. In any case, the Magdeburg team hope to be able to welcome new signings at the training camp. The full-back position in particular could be tight if Leon Bell Bell is actually nominated for Cameroon at the Africa Cup. Overall, the Magdeburgers are aiming for two to three reinforcements - in the forward line, however, Titz is hoping for an earlier return from injury for Luca Schuler.
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- The first round of the second Bundesliga for 1. FC Magdeburg in North Rhine-Westphalia against Fortuna Düsseldorf ended with frustration, as they conceded two late goals after leading 2-0.
- Despite this setback, Christian Titz, the coach of Magdeburg, remains optimistic, acknowledging the consistent play but expressing annoyance at their inability to convert chances and defend consistently.
- Amara Condé, the team captain, shares Titz's frustration, stating that simple mistakes in the second half often cost them games.
- Magdeburg's poor performance in the first half of the season, with eight games without a win, has prevented them from achieving a better position in the 2. Bundesliga standings.
- Amara Condé believes that if Magdeburg played their game consistently, they could have amassed 15 more points by this point in the season.
- Christian Titz is hopeful for new signings at the winter training camp in Turkey, particularly in the full-back position, due to Leon Bell Bell's potential call-up for the Cameroon national team.
- In addition to reinforcements, Titz is also looking forward to Luca Schuler's early return from injury to bolster the forward line.
- Fortuna Düsseldorf, led by coach Xavier Amaechi, secured a crucial win in the first round of the second Bundesliga, adding to Magdeburg's frustration and annoyance.
Source: www.stern.de
