After a strong start to the season, the sporting crisis at Erzgebirge Aue is now complete. The 3-1 defeat in the east derby against Energie Cottbus and the fourth defeat in a row have brought disillusionment to the Erzgebirge. "I've very, very rarely experienced four defeats in a row, so it's important that we keep a cool head now and move on," said captain Martin Männel.
Coach Pavel Dotchev wanted to calm things down "In our situation, a point would have done us good," he said. "It's about having a sense of achievement. The team is very willing. If anyone is responsible for this situation, it's me, not the boys. They're fighting - and they want to." After the English week, he wants to analyze and work through the problems. "There's no way I'm going to beat around the bush, because that would be totally out of order for me," said Dotchev.
