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Deutsche Bank Park (Frankfurt am Main)
FT
5 - 1
(1 - 0)
Frankfurt
Leverkusen
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By Jonathan Dicks@Jonathan_Dicks

Rolfes: "We have failed collectively"

Leverkusen Sporting Director Simon Rolfes shared his frustration following the company club's lifeless performance against Frankfurt on Matchday 10.
Xabi Alonso
Xabi AlonsoBayer 04 Leverkusen
After a hopeful win against Schalke last weekend, 16th-place Leverkusen have fallen harshly back to Earth with disastrous performances against Porto and now Frankfurt. Sporting Director Simon Rolfes struggled finding the words to describe their 5-1 loss on Saturday:

"It was just bad. We have failed collectively. From back to front. - We have to accept the situation."

Leverkusen, who lost in the first round of the DFB-Pokal, don't play until Saturday against Wolfsburg. This means that Xabi Alonso has an entire week without a game to better implement his preferred tactics in training.

Rolfes understands the only current goal is to distance themselves from the relegation zone:

"The only next step is to fight your way out of there. - We have to use this training week. An impulse must come from every individual who is involved."

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