Honest Approach with Red Bulls Head Coach Hans Backe

Red Bulls head coach Hans Backe was brutally honest in his comments after the 2-0 loss on the road to Chivas USA last Saturday. This is a refreshing way to coach the team and shows that Backe means business. As reported by Bend it like Bondy blog:

“It was a poor game,” Backe said. “As I told the players—we didn’t show up.”

“It was a golden opportunity to get three points at halftime when (Chivas striker Chijindu) didn’t score at 44 minutes. And we said at halftime it was a golden opportunity because Chivas is not one of the best teams, that’s for sure.”

“There was no pace, there weren’t any killer passes or final passes or turning the game. It was just sloppy all the time,” he said. “It’s difficult to say why, but it was 10 outfield players who didn’t show up. It was a terrible game.”

“In order to be a consistent team, when you play that kind of poor game, you should travel back home with a 0-0 score,” he said. “If you’re a consistent team, a solid team, it should be 0-0 when that happens. We get the draw. So we still have work to do, that’s for sure.”