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Cologne (dpa) - Captain Fabian Klos was maximally frustrated and spoke plain language again.
“We were boiled with simple means,” complained the Arminia Bielefeld striker after the 1: 3 (0: 2) at 1. FC Köln: “We come up with so many wrong solutions, back and front.
That is just pure frustration and very disappointing. "
With disciplined performances and an interim high of ten points from five games with only one goal conceded, the climber, considered by many to be the number 1 relegated player, had worked his way up to the 15th place at the end of the season.
The second half of the season began with zero points and 2: 8 goals from two games.
«We could have shown that Frankfurt was a slip-up.
But the opposite happened, "Klos grumbled:" We're back to where we were a few weeks ago. "
Namely on relegation place 16. Arminia still has seven points ahead of the first direct relegation place.
But next Sunday's game against Werder Bremen is now of crucial importance.
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With a win, Arminia could move up to within three points of the current eleventh-placed Bremer.
In the event of a defeat, they would go into the following heavy six pack in 16th place: With FC Bayern, Wolfsburg, Dortmund, Union Berlin, Leverkusen and Leipzig, six of the top eight in the table are waiting.
In the first half of the season, the Bielefeld team didn't score a point at 4:17 goals against these six opponents.
Maybe that's why coach Uwe Neuhaus didn't want to unnecessarily increase the pressure on Sunday.
The experienced coach saw “a defeat that hurts”, but was otherwise much more conciliatory than his captain.
"We have to be more alert in defense," said the 61-year-old: "Otherwise we haven't done so much wrong."
Anyway, he not only sees a three-way battle with Cologne and Hertha BSC, who have now moved up to 14th place, for the relegation place, but also a relegation battle that is open to the top and bottom: "A lot will happen."
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