Reactions: “Happy with my team’s display!” | OneFootball

Ole Book (in the mixed zone): “After the Champions League match, we had a few problems getting into the game. Paderborn were very aggressive, especially in the opening phase, and had a good plan for how to close us down and how to press us. We needed a bit of time to shake that off and break free. But looking at the whole game, we had many good finishes, many scoring chances. We improved as the game went on and produced some nice goals and attacking moves.” Speaking about Konstantinos Karetsas, who was in the stadium as a spectator, Book said: “We’re happy that things are looking good, that he can now return to training and help us again on the pitch.”

(at the press conference): “We started well with the early goal. Of course, that helps, especially when you’ve had a very intense and difficult Champions League match on Tuesday. It wasn’t easy for the team because Paderborn also did a really good job. But we didn’t allow anything. In the second half, the game opened up a bit, also because the opposition started to run out of steam a little. At that point, we had enough good chances to certainly make the scoreline even higher. I was satisfied with my team’s performance over the full 90 minutes. You can’t expect to beat opponents straight away in the first half.”

Nico Schlotterbeck (on Sky): “I missed it a lot. It was a serious injury, but now I’m happy to be back. The coach asked me yesterday if I was fit. I gave him the go-ahead, and then I knew I was playing. The first one (Felix Nmecha’s goal, editor’s note) is real quality, and of course the second one even more so. That’s the Felix we know, the Felix we want. If he performs like that, he can become a top player.”

Felix Nmecha (in the mixed zone): “I’m always ready to give my best, and that’s what I did today as well. We have a lot of new players. Compared to two years ago, this is a very, very different team. I’m looking forward to what we can achieve this season.”

Ethan Nwaneri (on BVB-TV): “I don’t think we played our best game. But we found a way to win again. That’s a good sign. Still, I think we really made it difficult for ourselves at times. It was especially tough in the final third. Even so, we can build on that, and it’s a good result. We’re developing well. There are still situations where we need to improve our understanding with each other. But I think everything is coming together well. We just have to keep training, keep playing, and hopefully we’ll continue to improve.”

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.