to grind out a result after the tiring
international break, although Toni Kroos feels
they should have won more comfortably
Bayern Munich winger Arjen Robben admits his
side struggled for top form during their 1-0
win over Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday.
Mario Mandzukic put the Bavarians in charge
early on, but Pep Guardiola's men failed to
build on their lead as they laboured in front of
the opposition goal, and Robben believes the
victory was crucial given the exploits of a
number of players during the international
break.
"The games when players come back from
international duty are always difficult," the 29-
year-old told AZ.
"One's travelling from South America, one
from Asia, but they can only train on
Thursday, then just a bit on Friday.
"The players had a little break, but the ones
you notice are the ones who aren't at 100 per
cent. But you have to go on, and wanting to
win a game is a mental thing.
"At the start, the most important thing is to
win games. A 1-0 is always tight. We had
enough opportunities to make it 2-0. If you
don't, then it stays tight until the end."
Toni Kroos was also thrilled at the result, but
acknowledges his side could well have been
made to pay for their profligacy.
"We all know it’s never easy in Frankfurt,
because they’re a very good team," he told the
club's official website.
"However, we still dominated the game for the
full 90 minutes. We let them have very few
chances, but we have to point the finger at
ourselves for not wrapping it up much earlier.
"It would have been a lot calmer at the end."
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