New coach Martín Demichelis returned to Leipzig “satisfied nonetheless” after another friendly loss. “It was a good test,” the Argentine summed up. “After conceding the goal, we lost our rhythm a bit. But I’m very satisfied because we also had some good stretches. Many of our principles were on display.”
Gruda scores and makes a case for himself
A week before the start of competitive play—with what appears at first glance to be an easy cup match against Regionalliga side Eintracht Trier—it was already quite clear during the 1-3 (0-1) loss to Munich, it was already quite clear where the team is headed under the long-time Bayern pro. Even without Yan Diomande, who has moved to Real Madrid, the plan is to attack down the wings. U21 national team player Brajan Gruda, who is also a candidate for a trial under new national team coach Jürgen Klopp, made a name for himself as a goal scorer.
“It was a good test for us; of course, not everything went perfectly,” said Gruda. The 22-year-old also revealed some of the new coach’s expectations. “He wants us to give 100 percent both on defense and on offense, and to press aggressively. We had some good stretches today.”
