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Mainz (AP) - After his short angry speech against the referee, the frustrated Julian Nagelsmann fled into fatalism.

“It doesn't give a shit.

If we don't win games like this, then we won't be champions if Bayern give up points ”, the head coach of RB Leipzig complained after the bitter setback at relegation candidate FSV Mainz 05. The 2: 3 (2: 2) showed despite two lead Nagelsmann once again how unstable and vulnerable his team still is in the fight for the big titles.

But unlike last year, when Nagelsmann reprimanded his pros after a 2-0 draw in Frankfurt with a remarkable summit cross speech, the 33-year-old spoke this time with a good deal of cynicism.

«Basically we don't have to talk about Bayern if we don't win the games.

If we lose everything and Bayern lose everything, they are still ahead of us, ”said Nagelsmann after the dreary afternoon, on which he had already furiously scolded during the turbulent 90 minutes what referee Christian Dingert whistled“ for shit ”.

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On the lawn of the Mainz arena, Nagelsmann buttoned himself to the referees again after the end of the game.

What he accused Dingert specifically and loudly, Leipzig's coach did not want to comment afterwards.

A good deal of frustration about the third defeat of the season, which Nagelsmann described as "deserved", certainly played a role in the verbal attack.

On a matchday in which Dortmund and Leverkusen also lost their games, Leipzig could have settled in second place and expanded the cushion backwards, regardless of Bayern and the championship question.

Regarding the subdued title dreams, Leipzig's captain Marcel Sabitzer said: "You have no entitlement to it if you lose to a relegation candidate and get three goals conceded, then you don't need to talk about anything up front."

Instead, you have to look to score again in the coming week.

Then rival Leverkusen is visiting the Saxons.

At 2: 3 after two goals from Tyler Adams and national player Marcel Halstenberg, the top club was frustrated by the poorly defended standards, which brought two goals from the otherwise harmless Mainz defender Moussa Niakhaté.

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“You mustn't get two of the three goals.

If you get three goals, it will always be difficult, ”said Nagelsmann, who in his analyzes repeatedly pointed out the poor quality of the lawn in Mainz.

In addition, the professionals around Halstenberg and Sabitzer delivered a lot of standard sentences ("wanted to win", "not defended well enough") to put the disappointment into words.

After Leandro Barreiro scored the third Mainz goal, coach Nagelsmann brought all of his offensive forces onto the pitch.

The Champions League semi-finalist from the previous season didn't have any great chances.

“Even after the changes, the impact wasn't that great.

That wasn't a very clear Bundesliga game, ”said Nagelsmann.

Defender Willi Orban added that one is annoyed about the performance shown and individual mistakes.

"Those are the little things that are punished in the Bundesliga."

© dpa-infocom, dpa: 210124-99-148027 / 2

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