“Everything seems to be going against you” - Thioune reacts to defeat in Cologne
“Everything seems to be going against you” - Thioune reacts to defeat in Cologne Werder Bremen slipped to their second consecutive defeat earlier today, falling to a 3-1 loss against FC Köln. The visitors were dealt a series of early setbacks, conceding a penalty and receiving a red card within the opening 25 minutes. Forced to play with ten men for over an hour, Daniel Thioune’s side faced an uphill battle for much of the contest, with Romano Schmid’s 75th-minute penalty ultimately proving to be nothing more than a consolation.
Daniel Thioune shared his thoughts post-match: “If you reduce it to the fact that you played with ten men for over an hour in an away game, that you conceded an early penalty, then basically everything seems to be going against you. Things are easier to explain then. Generally, I was quite pleased that we were a bit more resilient in the second half and managed to come back, but the story of the game is relatively easily told by the penalty and the red card.
” Leonardo Bittencourt echoed his head coach’s sentiments: “S****y day. It started badly with a penalty that I don't know if it should have been given. I was actually standing right in front of it.
My feeling was that it wasn't a penalty, or at least not enough for a penalty. Then, after four minutes, it was 1-0 for Cologne. And then it continued with a red card.
But at halftime, Daniel found the right words and the right formation with one man down. In the second half, we tried to get a foothold in the game. We succeeded to some extent.