Thomas Schaaf
Thomas Schaaf
Thomas Schaafis a German retired footballer who played as a defender, and a current manager...
The possibility was there, but we didn't take it.
conditions dangerous fun game playing serious
If you just want to have fun you can play in these conditions but if you're being serious you can't. Playing a game like this was dangerous for the players.
dominated half justified led loss playing second stopped
I think the loss was justified because we stopped playing in the second half. We dominated the first half -- we could have led 3-0.
chances hamburg missed
It could have been 4-0 in the first half. Unfortunately we missed our chances and let Hamburg get back into the game.
pleased
I'm pleased that he won't need an operation.
barcelona delighted focus good match result tie
I am delighted with the result and how we played. It is good that we could focus on this match with the Barcelona tie just around the corner.
battle hard legs talking tired
Our legs were tired tonight. Everyone is talking about the things we can win, but we had to battle hard tonight.
compact goal hope protect score
We need to protect our goal much better. We need to be compact and then hope to score at the other end.
chances huge maybe
We had huge chances today, but maybe they were too easy.
final game late patient three until
We had to be patient right until the final whistle. We did not clinch the game until late on but it is another important three points.
replace
We can't replace Miro, but we have to put that aside.
champions hands league race
We are in the race for the Champions League and it is more in our own hands now.
club decided fortunate good nelson quality start three
We are fortunate to have good strikers at this club and Nelson is one of them. We decided to start him and he showed his quality with three goals.
good half opponents passive played satisfied won
We were too passive in the first half but we played a lot better in the second. We're not yet where we want to be but we won over very good opponents and I'm satisfied with that.