Champions League
RB coach Rose fuels game plan discussion: “Borderline”
Complains about the increasing burden on football professionals: Leipzig coach Marco Rose. photo
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Ahead of the landmark Champions League game against Celtic Glasgow, RB Leipzig coach Marco Rose worries about the increasing strain and risk of injury. “What’s happening in football at the moment is borderline.
Ahead of the landmark Champions League game against Celtic Glasgow, RB Leipzig coach Marco Rose worries about the increasing strain and risk of injury. “What’s happening in football at the moment is borderline.
The national players in particular don’t have six, but eight or nine English weeks in a row,” said the 46-year-old. The cup winner meets the Scottish champions in his third group game in the premier class on Wednesday (6.45 p.m. / DAZN). It will be for Leipzig the second of 13 games in six weeks.
In terms of personnel, Rose does not have to make any compromises. To keep it that way, the fitness of the professionals is strictly monitored. The monitoring is used to see which loads which player has and how many break times. “We react when a player is red in the monitoring. We have to make smart decisions,” emphasized Rose.
With Leipzig still pointless in the Champions League, Rose has little room for rotation. “We want to continue, so we have to act accordingly. If we don’t score any points, it will of course be very difficult,” said the former Bundesliga professional. However, if RB wins both duels, it should be possible to progress on your own. Other group opponents are Real Madrid and Shakhtar Donetsk.