Suddenly Marco Rose pricked up his ears. Just as the RB Leipzig coach was walking through the catacombs, national team player David Raum was asked about his absence on the touchline. "How did it feel for you? Was it quieter? Was it more relaxed?" Raum was asked by a journalist. Rose had had to serve a yellow card in the Bundesliga on Saturday and therefore only watched the game at 1. FC Heidenheim (2:1) from the stands.
Raum's answer naturally interested the 47-year-old. So he stopped and repeated the question of whether it had been quieter and more relaxed on the touchline - causing amusement from all sides. "It was good," said full-back Raum diplomatically, adding: "I'm coming off a yellow card myself, now the coach has served his. He still prepared us well during the week." According to Raum, Rose's assistants Alexander Zickler and Marco Kurth "did a great job" of deputizing for the head coach during the game. In general, there is a "nice community" at RB, which feels "like a second family".
