Ralf: I’m still positive about the future

On Saturday’s result against the Seagulls, Ralf said: “We knew from our first game that we played [against them] at home that Brighton are a very flexible, technical team. Always trying to play through your lines and to be creative. So we knew that it was not enough to just enjoy yourself in possession of the ball.

“The problem was we were not that often in possession of the ball. In order to be in possession we should have won the ball, but we gave them far too much space and time.

“After a performance like that I’m not the kind of person who is looking for excuses or alibis, this was just not good enough and I can only, once again, say [an] apology to our supporters and to everybody who is taking care of this club.”