“We want to get on with things”

RBL host TSG!

RB Leipzig will be looking to pick up more points in the Bundesliga after closing out the Champions League group stage with a win against Young Boys earlier in the week. RBL welcome TSG 1899 Hoffenheim to the Red Bull Arena on Saturday (18:30 CET).

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How are the team feeling after Wednesday’s game? Who’s fit for the game against the sixth-placed side in the league? And  what does Marco Rose think of our next opponents?

Our head coach answered all these questions in today’s press conference. Read all of his most important quotes below.
 

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• BenjaminSesko and CastelloJr. are nursing minor injuries. They’ll both be assessed during Friday’s training session before a decision is made regarding their involvement in the match against Hoffenheim.

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Marco Rose on…

…TSG’s record away from home

• “There isn’t one particular reason why they’re so good on the road. It’s a result of a variety of factors, like the way their games have played out and the fact that they’re extremelyefficient. They work hard off the ball and have some reallygoodplayers. AndrejKramaric is in fantastic form and MaximilianBeier really drives them forward. To put it simply, they’re a good team who deserve to be sixth.

  We’ll need to play well tomorrow and deal with their energyandpower. Once again, we’re going to have a lot of work to do.”
   

…Wout Weghorst’s absence

• “It’s never nice when someone’s out injured. We always like playing againstthebestside that an opponent has to offer. Yes, Weghorst is going to miss the game, but it doesn’t change things much. I think that their set-up will remain the same.

  IhlasBebou is also good in the air and scored a header last week. He can hold the ball up well and is physically strong. He’s a targetman who can even drop deep due to his pace.

  We’re not deviating from our gameplan because of it, however. We want to be fullyfocusedonourselves, anyway.”
   

Marco Rose on…

…feeling fresh ahead of the final couple of games

• “We want to give it everything we’ve got again. The first half of the season is very long, especially for the players who’ve been on international duty. It’s veryintense across the board, both physically and mentally. We rotated a lot against YoungBoys and we saw that the players that came into the side did a good job.

  The win on Wednesday has given us a boostofenergy that we want to use over the next five days. We don’t want to make a big fuss about tiredness. We just want to get on with things.“
   

…his ideal Christmas

• “My perfectChristmas would be spending time withmyfamily and eating well. We’ve already had our first goose. I love red cabbage and potato dumplings. In short, everything that Christmas is all about. I like the atmosphere.

  I hope thesquad stay as they are. We want to continue working on ourselves and improving as a team. We want to be critical, but still stay positive. We want to be assuccessfulaswecan be playing our brand of football and stick together as a group. If we do this, it’d be like an early Christmas present.””