Sporting director Matthias Heidrich of third-division soccer club FC Erzgebirge Aue believes the team is on the right track despite the current dip in results. "We mustn't question the overall direction now. However, we need to improve in some aspects. One of them is to seal the deal early with a second or third goal," the 46-year-old told the "Freie Presse", "another is that we should play to nil at the back again. So far this season, we've only managed that against Osnabrück and Dynamo Dresden, and not since." Aue have lost three of their last five games.
The former professional footballer rated the goals from set-pieces in particular, such as in the home defeats against Hansa Rostock (1:2) and Arminia Bielefeld (1:3), as "particularly bitter", "because we could have won both games earlier." Heidrich is hoping that the team will reduce the number of set-pieces they concede in the coming games.
