VfL Wolfsburg coach Paul Simonis is starting to feel the heat after their DFB-Pokal second round exit to Holstein Kiel this evening.<\/p>\n
“We played another game with too little energy. In the first half, we were very poor with the ball and made many bad decisions.<\/p>\n
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“Our opponents posed problems for us with their dangerous transition play. After the break, my team responded well and played a better half with a man down.<\/p>\n
\u201cNevertheless, we put in a poor performance overall and we deserved to lose,\u201d said Simonis, who had no readily available excuses for the abject display at home.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Kiel coach Marcel Rapp enjoyed every moment of the cup win with his plucky 2.Bundesliga side on the road.<\/p>\n
“We had good control from the start and decent possession. When we had the ball, we always posed a threat. That’s why we deserved to go into the break with a 1-0 lead.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe longer the game went on, the more we lost control. We retreated more and more, unable to exert any more pressure. Wolfsburg then had a few more chances. Nevertheless, I think we deserved to advance,\u201d Rapp said.<\/p>\n
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