Freiburg – After three losses in a row, the green-and-white euphoria following the super start of SV Werder Bremen has finally faded. Clemens Fritz, head of professional football, spoke openly of a “used” week after the 2-0 defeat at SC Freiburg, which also included a 2-0 home defeat to Mainz 05 and a cup defeat against second division SC Paderborn. But that’s why no one panics with the promoted team. Keep calm is the motto, even though coach Ole Werner is already struggling with the current staff situation and has put his finger in a not-so-noticeable wound: “We don’t have such a monstrous squad, especially as regards the team. the players on the pitch are worried. Like Werder Bremen, we can’t do without five or six regular players. ”This should definitely be a problem again for the transfer period in the winter.
Until this eleventh day there was Werder Bremen he went through the season with almost no absences due to injury, otherwise the few absent could easily be replaced. But in the game a SC Freiburg Ole Werner had to tinker more than ever in his year on the Weser. Milos Veljkovic, Christian Groß, Niklas Stark, Nicolai Rapp and Niklas Schmidt weren’t even in the Bremen squad, Leonardo Bittencourt could only play a few minutes after a cold reappeared. And after the 120 minutes of Paderborn three days earlier, one or the other player could have taken advantage of a break, said Werner. But it did not work. And the returning Marco Friedl, still absent in the cup, made the task even more difficult with the red card after less than 15 minutes.
Werder Bremen’s Niclas Füllkrug on Marco Friedl’s red card against SC Freiburg: “Of course he was decisive for the match”
“Of course it was decisive for the match,” said not only Niclas Füllkrug – and the striker added with a slight sigh: “He hurt for the next 80 minutes.” Werder Bremen he fought, he positioned himself deep in the back, so that the SC Freiburg almost no solution found. His coach Christian Streich admitted that the break was in his hands: “We were able to change the position game to bring Werder down.”
But it took a while longer before then. First Niclas Füllkrug tries a long shot that ends up deflected near the goal, then Anthony Jung misses a great chance to take the lead from a corner from ten meters. And so Lukas Kübler managed to score 1-0 (56th) after Vincenzo Grifo’s excellent preparatory work – standing at the far post. “Then there was another man,” Ole Werner said smugly. The coach of SV Werder Bremen he didn’t really want to criticize his team bravely outnumbered: “They threw it all in. I can’t blame anyone, they can be proud of it.” But one thing bothered him: “We could have done one or two counterattacks. Unfortunately we didn’t succeed.” Apart from the tireless pot, all the other players focused on defense. Marvin Ducksch, Romano Schmid, Mitchell Weiser, but also substitutes Oliver Burke and Eren Dinkci were not enough to play in the match SC Freiburg to create enthusiasm again.
Werder Bremen’s Niclas Füllkrug after defeat to SC Freiburg: “The match is difficult to assess”
When Felix Agu only managed to get away with a foul in his first appearance against Vincenzo Grifo from day one, he was awarded a penalty SC Freiburg: Grifo converted to safety in 2: 0 (80th). The game has finally been decided. But there was no smell of turnaround in the pretty Europa Park Stadium, which was sold out with 35,000 spectators. Acted for that Werder Bremen too weak.
“The game is difficult to assess because you are outnumbered for 80 minutes. What can you really expect there? “Asked Niclas Füllkrug after the match SC Freiburg in the media circle. The otherwise explosive attacker of the SV Werder Bremen he did not even raise the smoke, but he presented himself with a certain calm despite the three losses in a row: “I don’t think we care that much now. We continue to work calmly and relaxed as a team, trying to score and get the best of it. from every game. Sometimes it turns out like this and sometimes it turns out different. This is how it is as a climber. “
Werder Bremen have suffered their third consecutive competitive loss but are still in good shape in the Bundesliga standings
With 15 points in eleven games Werder Bremen in the meantime they have dropped to eleventh place, but as a former Serie B team they are still in good shape. However, the pressure builds up a bit before Friday’s home game against Hertha BSC (20:30 in live ticker DeichStube). The Berliners still need to score points to avoid going into crisis. However, this negative scenario is still not a problem for Ole Werner: “There are always phases within a season that sometimes work for you and other times against you. The key then is just being with yourself and not listening. so much what’s happening around you “.
In preparation for the Hertha game, the coach of the SV Werder Bremen Tuesday as he did after the game SC Freiburg he said, then quite happy to start “not as a plucked chicken, but as a real football team”. (knee)
