There was no limit to Eljero Elia's celebrations in the 32nd and 66th minutes. The Dutchman raced to the bench and let his emotions go together with coaching staff and everyone else...
There was no limit to Eljero Elia's celebrations in the 32nd and 66th minutes. The Dutchman raced to the bench and let his emotions go together with coaching staff and everyone else...
There was no limit to Eljero Elia's celebrations in the 32nd and 66th minutes. The Dutchman raced to the bench and let his emotions go together with coaching staff and everyone else.
He especially didn't want to let go of head coach Robin Dutt and physiotherapist Jürgen Tölle. "Jürgen told me yesterday that I would score. And now it happened twice, that's amazing. Jürgen and the coach talked to me so often and always gave me confidence. I also thank the fans for their support. They didn't let me get down. I scored my last goal in December 2010 still for Hamburg in Gladbach. Finally I don't have to think anymore about having to score," said Elia.
The fact that he didn't want to really celebrate his two-goal performance following the Nuremberg equaliser is part of Elia's maturing process over the past few weeks. "Honestly, even though I'm happy, I would rather have three points than these two goals and the draw," said Elia, who added that the goals could give his positive development another push. "The tough thoughts about the goal-less times are now gone. Now I have to build on that feeling and be a dangerous player once again. It is good for the confidence."
