After the cup defeat at third division club 1. FC Saarbrücken, Borussia Mönchengladbach fans take the team to task. The captain reacts with understanding.

Some Borussia Mönchengladbach fans were not prepared to take the embarrassing exit from the DFB Cup lying down.

Immediately after their team was eliminated from the competition with a 2:1 defeat at 1. FC Saarbrücken on Tuesday evening, more than a dozen visiting fans sought a confrontation. They climbed into the interior of the stadium without permission and sought an exchange with the team at the perimeter.

Gladbach captain Julian Weigl turned himself in. He spoke to the angry fans for a few minutes, while Rocco Reitz and Tony Jantschke also sought to talk to them. Stewards kept an eye on the situation and decided against intervening – probably to avoid an escalation.

A short time later, Weigl showed understanding for the fans’ reaction on the Sky microphone. “We can all understand them. They’ve been supporting us all year, even though we’re not playing the stars out of the sky,” said the midfielder. “It’s clear how important the cup was to them, what a great opportunity we had. “

Gladbach’s sporting director Roland Virkus expressed similar sentiments. “I have zero understanding for our performance, I’m so disappointed. I’m from Mönchengladbach and I can understand every single percent of the fans’ anger,” he told Bild – and clearly criticized Borussia’s performance. “The fact that we can’t think of anything against such an opponent in the entire second half and then run blindly into a counter-attack, that shouldn’t happen, and it has nothing to do with a pitch that is difficult to play on. “

But perhaps something to do with the approach chosen by coach Gerardo Seoane? In any case, Virkus involved the coach and said: “I expect answers to that now, from the team and also from the coaching staff!” And certainly on Saturday, when the away game at 1. FC Heidenheim is scheduled in the Bundesliga. Otherwise, things could get uncomfortable for Seoane, who is already in a bad way after just one win from his last nine competitive matches.