Following a 1-1 draw between FC Köln and Werder Bremen in the third round of the Bundesliga at home, goalscorer Maina spoke to the media.

"We played well at the start of the match, and then we fell back into our usual habits," complained the 27-year-old. With a successful tackle and good pass from Klaus, Maina opened the scoring, and FC Köln started well, pressing the North German side hard and even could have added more after Ducksch's missed penalty for handball. However, FC Köln then reverted to their familiar and frustrating pattern.

"I said it at halftime," Maina said when discussing FC Köln's increasingly passive performance after his goal. The team coached by René Wagner allowed Werder Bremen to continue attacking, giving their opponents more space and letting the match slip away from them. "We need to find a solution as quickly as possible and change this problem immediately," Maina demanded. Speaking about this decline, his stance was clear: "Everyone is thinking only of themselves, and it's not really clear why or where the problem lies."

FC Köln had already shown inconsistent performances in their previous 3-2 victory over Hoffenheim and 4-1 defeat to Stuttgart. "We always have phases like this, which is normal," Maina described the team's fluctuations. "Big teams experience this too, but they can get through five or ten minutes of poor play. Here, it often lasts too long."

It lasted long enough for Werder Bremen to equalize. Only after the 1-1 scoreline did FC Köln slowly regain their form, but Maina remained frustrated: "The area where we played poorly is mainly due to communication issues, and nobody really knows what to do now. We need to try to avoid the game becoming so sluggish."

FC Köln coach René Wagner understood these blunt comments. "I can understand that every player would be disappointed after a match like that," said the 38-year-old coach. He himself acknowledged that in the second half, "For about 20 minutes, I felt the team could barely get out of their own half. I think that would make anyone uncomfortable."

However, Wagner still found positive aspects in Saturday's match. "It's important for us not to lose," he emphasized, and concluded fairly: "It was a fair draw." But Maina was clearly less forgiving after the match. "This is clearly not enough. Especially against Bremen, whose situation is probably similar to ours. It's important to get three points at home. So this match felt like a defeat."

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