German Bundesliga: We lacked energy, says Lahm

Bayern skipper demands better effort from his team despite 2-0 win over Ingolstadt

BERLIN: Bayern skipper Philipp Lahm urged his side to learn from their mistakes as the Bavarian giants laboured to a 2-0 win against Ingolstadt to get back on track after last week’s shock defeat to Borussia Monchengladbach.

After losing in the Bundesliga for the first time this season as they ended up on the wrong side of 3-1 humbling in Monchengladbach last Saturday, Bayern produced a subdued performance at Munich’s Allianz Arena but got the points with two second-half goals.

“It was a great performance from Ingolstadt, they really put us under pressure,” said Lahm, who admitted his side lacked energy after their 2-0 win over Dinamo Zagreb on Wednesday in the Champions League. “It was the first time in ages that we didn’t come out and play with lots of energy right from the start. We need to learn from that and remember that we also need to have that energy.”

Meanwhile, Gladbach crashed to their first defeat in 11 league games under coach Andre Schubert in their 5-0 hammering at Bayer Leverkusen, for whom Javier Hernandez claimed a
hat-trick, while Gladbach drop to fifth. 

Published in The Express Tribune, December 14^th,  2015.

Like Sports on Facebook, follow @ETribuneSports on Twitter to stay informed and join in the conversation.