“It wasn’t at all times simple” – Andrich displays on dropping captaincy and falling down Leverkusen pecking order

Since Carles Martinez took cost of Bayer Leverkusen final summer season, Robert Andrich has misplaced the captaincy to Edmond Tapsoba and seen his enjoying time restricted to simply 127 minutes throughout three appearances this season.

Speaking to Sky Germany, the 32-year-old midfielder admitted that it took time to regulate to his new scenario after enjoying a outstanding function beneath each Xabi Alonso and Kasper Hjulmand.

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“Mentally, it wasn’t at all times simple, particularly originally of the season – notably once you had been captain final yr and performed virtually each recreation. But that is a part of the job, and you need to take care of it professionally,” Andrich mentioned.

The midfielder is now decided to do the whole lot in his energy to struggle his manner again into the beginning XI.

“I’ve accepted the scenario and acknowledged that, from a sporting perspective, issues are slightly harder in the interim,” Andrich mentioned, including:

“At the identical time, I instructed myself: I’ve no selection however to work onerous and make myself unimaginable to disregard. And those that aspire to be common starters must ship performances once they know there’s somebody behind them ready for his or her probability.”