June 27, 2020 – Davy Klaassen is not surprised by the narrow escape Werder Bremen grabbed Saturday afternoon in the Bundesliga. The team crushed 1. FC Köln (6-1) and saw direct competitor Fortuna Düsseldorf lose. With that, the latter team was relegated and Werder gets a chance in the playoffs. “I don’t think many people expected that. But we believed in ourselves.”
That tells the midfielder on the club site about the provisional escape against relegation. “We managed to do what the entire city and club hoped we would do,” said Klaassen. “The fact that we scored three times in a row helped, of course.” After half an hour Werder Bremen already led 3-0 and took a big step towards enforcement, but still has to play a play-off. As for Klaassen, rival Hamburger SV is the opponent.
Kohfeltd: “The enormous pressure is still there”
Trainer Florian Kohfeldt is especially pleased that Werder Bremen has enforcement in its own hands again. “There are still two decisive duels waiting, in that respect not much has changed. The small, but crucial difference is that we are now in our own hands again,” said the coach, who realizes that he and his team are certainly not there yet. is. “The enormous pressure is still there.”
Furthermore, Kohfeldt wanted to express his thanks to Union Berlin, which, despite not playing for anything, did fulfill its sporting duty. “They helped us a lot,” Kohfeldt acknowledged. “At the same time, I also have a lot of sympathy for Fortuna Düsseldorf, which played very well throughout the competition. I can imagine their pain.” In order not to feel that pain, Kohfeldt has to deal with the number three of the 2. Bundesliga: HSV or Heidenheim.
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