“We usually have good defenders. They don’t score many goals against us. Not today,” he said, describing the defensive position as running like a headless chicken. “It was horrible, very bad, so we didn’t control the game,” he said.
“It’s about the responsibility of following your man. “If you look at the second and third goals, it’s too easy.”
However, he maintained some optimism about the team’s chances heading into the next round.
“It absolutely has to be much better in many ways. But it is also in these eleven (players) where it can be done,” he stated.
Austria topped the group with six points, France second with five after a 1-1 draw with Poland and the Netherlands third with four. Poland, already eliminated, finished with one point.
An own goal from Donyell Malen had given Austria the lead six minutes into the match, but Cody Gakpo equalized shortly after the break. The Austrians took the lead just before the 60th minute before Dutchman Memphis Depay equalized again in the 75th. With 10 minutes remaining in the match, Marcel Sabitzer secured victory for Austria and first place for his team.
The Dutch had beaten Poland 2-1 in their first game in Hamburg and were lucky not to lose to a wasteful France in their second game in Leipzig, escaping with a 0-0 draw.
(Reporting by Miranda Murray; Editing by Toby Chopra)
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