Reaction: '... quite a spectacle' | OneFootball

Lars Ricken: “Especially in the first half, it was quite a spectacle. After eight minutes, of course, you thought: against an Italian team, the game is basically over. But we fought our way back and also dominated the game until the 75th minute. If we had won it, it would have been deserved. With Arsenal and now Roma, we’ve faced two top European opponents, so we’re going into the Supercup against Bayern feeling good.”

Niko Kovac: “It was a great game for the fans. But we didn’t start the game well. In the first eight minutes, we weren’t there at all, switched off twice, but then showed a great reaction. Coming back from 0–2 against Italians is not exactly easy. And especially in the second half, we let several chances go to waste. We would have liked to win, but that doesn’t really matter in preseason. Things really get going next week.”

Ole Book: “We started the game very badly and had major problems finding our defensive shape. Of course, you have to take into account that we haven’t been back together as a full squad for very long and that a few important defensive players are still missing. After that, we showed a lot of very good things, especially in attack. Now we have another week of training, the Supercup, and then the Bundesliga. I think by then at the latest, we’ll be at top level.”

Filippo Mane: “Maybe it was still a little better last week in London, but even so, we could see that we’re really training hard and are on the right track. We’re already at a pretty good level, even though some players are new. Even so, they bring a lot of energy and quality, both on the ball and off it. We’re ready for next week. We just need to work a little on our defending, but otherwise I don’t see that many differences between last week and this week. As for me, I feel that I’m in much better physical shape. I was able to play the full 90 minutes twice within one week.”

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