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AGF’s poor form sets alarm bells ringing for Tobias Bech
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AGF’s poor form sets alarm bells ringing for Tobias Bech

From Berlingske · () Danish

Translated from Danish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • AGF have taken three points from six matches after a 2-0 home defeat by FC Midtjylland, prompting concern from forward Tobias Bech.
  • Bech said the team’s performance, rather than its league position, had set alarm bells ringing and called the start “disastrous.”
  • Coach Jakob Poulsen said AGF struggle to respond after conceding and need to create more chances and defend better around their own penalty area.

AGF’s title defense has begun with six matches, three points and a level of play that has alarmed one of the team’s leading attacking players. Tobias Bech said the champions’ 2-0 home loss to FC Midtjylland was deserved.

There was not much that worked, and we lost deservedly.

— Tobias BechBech assessed AGF’s 2-0 defeat by FC Midtjylland.

“There was not much that worked, and we lost deservedly,” Bech told TV 2 Sport. He said the league table itself was not the main concern. “It is not the position that sets the alarm bells ringing. What sets the alarm bells ringing is that we are not playing better than we are. It is, to put it mildly, a disastrous start,” he said.

AGF lost only three matches throughout their championship-winning season. Six rounds into the new campaign, they have already matched that total. Bech pointed to team unity as the way out of the difficult run.

It is not the position that sets the alarm bells ringing. What sets the alarm bells ringing is that we are not playing better than we are. It is, to put it mildly, a disastrous start.

— Tobias BechHe explained why AGF’s performance worried him more than the team’s league position.

Coach Jakob Poulsen also described the points haul as “not impressive.” He said AGF often fall behind, then struggle when opponents defend compactly and leave them little space to create goals. “We have a bad tendency to fall behind in matches, and then many teams defend compactly against us, and we have difficulty breaking them down and scoring. We need to create enough big chances,” Poulsen told TV 2 Sport.

not impressive

— Jakob PoulsenAGF’s coach described the team’s points haul after six matches.

He also said the team was not good enough defensively around its own area. AGF will host Silkeborg on Saturday.

We have a bad tendency to fall behind in matches, and then many teams defend compactly against us, and we have difficulty breaking them down and scoring. We need to create enough big chances.

— Jakob PoulsenPoulsen identified AGF’s attacking problems after the defeat.
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Originally published by Berlingske in Danish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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