Bremen – Leonardo Bittencourt had to clarify one thing. After all, after SV Werder Bremen’s last match against Hertha BSC (1-0), a lot has been written and told about the midfielder. Because when he was replaced in the 64th minute, he had a little battle of words with Ole Werner in front of the coaches’ bench. At least it seemed so. “Of course I still had something in the tank and I would have liked to play a little more,” admitted the 28-year-old in an interview with “Sportradio Deutschland”. “The photos that were then taken on the sidelines were more about tactics and not substitutions.”
Leonardo Bittencourt spoke to his coach with large and energetic gestures and attracted everyone’s attention. However, he just wanted to report problems on the lawn, as he has now explained to him. Problems that the coach of the SV Werder Bremen and his team had already registered, Bittencourt said. And so the exchange quickly ended. “I’m not one to make a fuss about being replaced,” Hob Leonardo Bittencourt out. Even if in a case like this he would have liked to continue playing. “From the moment I put on the sweater, it was all about how I could help the team from the outside so I could win the game.”
Werder Bremen’s Leonardo Bittencourt: “Bad decisions are part of football”
in the end it was Werder Bremen actually happened against Hertha BSC, in the previous three games it had seemed different. In particular, the cup final in Paderborn did really badly due to an unfairly disallowed goal by Niclas Füllkrug in extra time. “Bad decisions are part of football,” he said Leonardo Bittencourt laughing. “Otherwise we would have nothing to talk about the next day.” However, the referee’s argument was not dismissed so quickly: after all, the advantages and disadvantages of the video assistant are being discussed again and again in Bremen.
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Leonardo Bittencourt of Werder Bremen on overtaking at the VAR: “Sometimes I say yes, then no”
But also Leonardo Bittencourt not sure if the VAR should be abolished or not. “I don’t know. Sometimes I say yes, then again no,” he admitted, but he also mentioned an aspect he doesn’t particularly like at the moment. “I think officials now rely so heavily on the video assistant that things happen where no one knows exactly whether it’s allowed or not.” The seasoned professional, who recently signed his contract with SV Werder Bremen has extended, is therefore trying to take a relaxed look at the situation. “Sometimes it hits you, sometimes it doesn’t,” Bittencourt said. “Everyone found themselves in a situation where they were lucky or unlucky.” (mbü)
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