Coach Stefan Leitl criticizes access

Coach Stefan Leitl from SpVgg Greuther Fürth criticized the attitude of some of his players after the debacle against RB Leipzig (1: 6).

“I just think it’s something special when SpVgg Greuther Fürth is allowed to play in the Bundesliga, and we’ve worked very hard for that. And that’s why one or the other in my team should be aware that they’re allowed to play in the Bundesliga “, he said.

Leitl added meaningfully that he didn’t mean “the players who have been promoted with us”, which means that his accusation was directed at the arrivals before and during the season. Defenders Nick Viergever, Jetro Willems and Luca Itter as well as midfielders Max Christiansen and Tobias Raschl were among the players who only joined the Franconians last summer or afterwards.

Leitl calls for “maximum energy” in the last few games

The defeat was reminiscent of a phase in the first half of the season when Fürth lost to Mönchengladbach (0:4), Hoffenheim (3:6) and Leverkusen (1:7) one after the other and didn’t give the impression that they were competitive.

Leitl saw it the same way: “We are now in a situation that we already had in the first half of the season.” It is important for the remaining games that his team comes back onto the pitch with “maximum energy”.

At least Marco Meyerhöfer is aware that it’s all about ending the season with decency – one of the players with whom the second promotion to the Bundesliga was achieved last summer. “We don’t need to lie to each other, we know the table,” said the defender. Eight games before the end of the season, the cloverleaf is still nine points behind the relegation place.