Ralph Hasenhüttl
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No, the finish was not important any more.
If you lose 2-1 or 3-1 it doesn't make much difference, I think.
We lost this game in the first half where we had 20 not good meetings and then two times changed the shape and the second time was good because in the half-time we decided to play 4-3 and that was very, very good.
In the second half we had every second ball, we were very sharp, 26 shots on the goal.
to six from Bournemouth.
But in the end, you can be ahead in every stat.
The most important stat is the goals.
We scored once and they scored three, so they won.
What wasn't good in that 20 minutes in the first half?
I think we were not aggressive enough and a few easy duels we lost there in this moment.
The first one in the corner and it's not easy to be one down after ten minutes.
The opponent was very clinical, they had six shots on the goal, three times was a goal, so that was a big difference today.
We had a lot of blocked shots, missed right beside post, and it was finally a good performance in the second half, but without result.
The second one, we had a lot of players in our box, so it was I think four against two from our side, so it was not easy to defend then for Yannick, and finally I think the first goal, yeah, it's like a corner, when you lose the duel in this zone then it's a goal, and Kevin lost his duel and then it was a goal.
I think we showed a good reaction because we knew the only chance we have is if we be very brave now and we change the shape again, and I think it was a good decision.
We have been very aggressive for the second ball in the centre and that gives us a lot of pressure on the opponent, 64 per cent possession and a lot of chances, a lot of big chances, Nathan a big chance to equalise, Ings a few blocked shots, Sofian missed a goal, very, very tight.
Yeah, finally, I think today maybe we didn't deserve to take something because of our first half, because this first half was not good.
But, yeah, it was a good reaction.