Although Rouven Schröder was delighted with the victory, he did not want to ignore reality. "The result is good in principle. On the other hand, you can also address things, the coach will do that," said the RB Leipzig sporting director after the laborious 1-0 win against VfL Bochum. The 48-year-old promised: "We will improve, that's for sure. We'll play cleaner."
It wasn't just the many inaccuracies in passing that made life difficult for RB. Some professionals made a lot of wrong decisions, others always made one hook too many. There's a lot of room for improvement, but that's acceptable and halfway normal after the first matchday in the Bundesliga.