Leipzig fans express admiration for Bundesliga's current top team, say critics are jealous

Record ID: 78083

  • Title: Leipzig fans express admiration for Bundesliga's current top team, say critics are jealous
  • Date: 22nd November 2016
  • Summary: LEIPZIG, GERMANY (NOVEMBER 22, 2016) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF RB LEIPZIG'S TRAINING GROUND GUESTS SEATED IN CAFETERIA, SEEN THROUGH WINDOW TROPHIES VARIOUS OF PLAYERS DURING TRAINING RB LEIPZIG-TRAINER RALPH HASENHUETTL WALKING ACROSS PITCH WIDE OF PITCH VARIOUS OF PLAYERS RUNNING PAST DURING WARM-UP HASENHUETTL IN DISCUSSION PHOTOGRAPHERS RB LEIPZIG FAN MICHAEL ORTLIEB WATCHING TRAINING (SOUNDBITE) (German) RB LEIPZIG FAN, MICHAEL ORTLIEB, SAYING: "This success is due to (Red Bull owner Dietrich) Mateschitz putting together the right people, with (Ralf) Rangnick as the right expert who sought the right and good players. There is no star among them. It's a team and because there is no star, the focus is not on one player but the entire team. And new coach Ralph Hasenhuettl I believe is the icing on the cake." TV REPORTER SPEAKING TO CAMERA (SOUNDBITE) (German) RB LEIPZIG FAN, MICHAEL ORTLIEB, SAYING: "The critics in my view are driven only by jealousy. There is not a single club in the Bundesliga which has success without a financial background, not one. It's pure jealousy." VARIOUS OF TRAINING IN PROGRESS COACH HASENHUETTL WATCHING VARIOUS OF TRAINING MIDFIELDER NABY KEITA GIVING AUTOGRAPHS
  • Embargoed: 7th December 2016 20:01
  • Keywords: Soccer Bundesliga Leipzig training
  • Location: LEIPZIG, GERMANY
  • City: LEIPZIG, GERMANY
  • Country: Germany
  • Topics: Soccer,Sport
  • Reuters ID: LVA00159J0MDB
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:As top of the Bundesliga RB Leipzig were preparing for their match against Freiburg later this week, fans watching a training session on Tuesday (November 22) were full of praise for their club.
    "This success is due to (Red Bull owner Dietrich) Mateschitz putting together the right people, with (Ralf) Rangnick as the right expert who sought the right and good players," said an elderly fan, Michael Ortlieb.
    "There is no star among them. It's a team and because there is no star, the focus is not on one player but the entire team. And new coach Ralph Hasenhuettl I believe is the icing on the cake," Ortlieb added.
    On November 19, RB Leipzig became the first promoted side to go unbeaten in their opening 11 matches.
    Leipzig, owned by energy drinks maker Red Bull, are three clear on 27 points following captain Willi Orban's 81st-minute winner last weekend.
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