Stuttgart suffered two consecutive defeats. Hoeness said the team let opportunities slip away too easily

In the 20th round of the 2024/25 Bundesliga, Stuttgart equalized the score with an own goal after leading, but encountered the problem of conceding goals again in the final stage and eventually lost to Borussia Mönchengladbach 1-2. Hoeness said that his team must accept criticism and said that the team easily let opportunities slip away.

Weigl made a lob pass to the penalty area in the 25th minute, and Ngum scored after receiving the ball, helping Monchengladbach to open the scoring with a score of 1-0. In the 49th minute of the second half, Bruun Larsen made a cross pass in front of the goal, and Elvedi accidentally shoveled the ball into his own goal when clearing the ball, allowing Stuttgart to tie the score at 1-1.

In the 81st minute, Kleindinst received a cross from Lucas Ulrich and shot into the goal, helping Borussia Mönchengladbach to take the lead again with 2-1.

In the end, Stuttgart lost to Monchengladbach 1-2 at home. After two consecutive defeats, Stuttgart is currently ranked fifth in the standings with 32 points, one point behind Leipzig, which is fourth.

Stuttgart coach Hoeness said, "We are not satisfied and disappointed with the result, and we know it was a difficult game. Overall, we took the initiative in the game and had good intensity, but it was difficult for us to create scoring opportunities. We couldn't even hold on to a 1-1 draw, and we must accept criticism for this. We need to improve because the situation was good, but we let the opportunity slip away too easily."

In addition, Stuttgart goalkeeper Alexander Nibel said, "We actually had a good start, but Monchengladbach scored first. We can feel that this goal has affected us, and our reaction was not good enough. In the second half, our performance improved, putting a lot of pressure on the opponent, and successfully equalized the score. After that, the game entered a more chaotic stage, and both sides had many chances to score. But in the end, we still failed to get a point."

Midfielder Angelo Stiller, 23, said, “We lost at home and I think everyone can imagine how disappointed we are. We played well for most of the time and continued to control the game after the score became 1-1. We wanted to score another goal but made a lot of mistakes and Monchengladbach made us pay the price.”

"They didn't have to do much to win the game and we should have gotten more out of it, so it was a really frustrating loss."