“If it should snow really hard, we can rely on an internal mobile reaction force,” said club spokesman Daniel Mucha. And coach Uwe Neuhaus said: “If it happens like this, then the rule is: simply diamonds, follow the long ball, kick and rush. The fact is: we have to be ready for anything. ”When asked if there was any way to prepare for the announced capricious weather, the 61-year-old replied jokingly:“ We ordered a number of trucks with snow for Saturday to do that to test.”
Regardless of the weather and on whatever surface: The Arminen, according to Neuhaus, would have to “prepare for a compact opponent who is aggressive in the duels”.
Bremen are eleventh, five points are their lead on the relegation rank, which Arminia claims. The awarding of the beauty award is not to be expected on the Alm on Sunday, instead honest maloche.
With a view to the following opponents Bayern, Wolfsburg and Dortmund, the Armines would be well advised to keep something countable from the game against the North Germans in Bielefeld. The first leg at the Weser was lost 0-1. Six more defeats followed. Samir Arabi made it clear on Friday: “A series like this must not happen to us again, even if it then goes against teams from the top third. The team has to be able to beat a supposedly overpowering opponent. “Cologne, for example, won in Dortmund, Mainz played a draw there -” those are bonus points. You need that in order to be at best completely above the line in the end, ”emphasized the sports director. And Neuhaus also said: “We have always said that we have to be able to score against the top teams.”
In addition, Arminia “didn’t score as much as in the first half of the season against Frankfurt (1: 5, first leg 1: 1) and in Cologne (1: 3, first leg 1: 0) in the first two games of the back series. We can correct that now ”, added Arabi and called the game against Bremen“ an important game ”.
Neuhaus has not yet revealed whether he will make personnel or tactical changes compared to the recent defeat at 1. FC Köln. However, he indicated that both winter newcomers would be appointed to the matchday squad. “It’s in my head to take both of them into the squad,” said Neuhaus. He had a “positive impression” of the loan professionals Masaya Okugawa (RB Salzburg) and Michel Vlap (RSC Anderlecht). With the winter transfers you have “gained at the top”.
After conceding eight goals in two games, it was necessary “to put everything to the test – whether personally or tactically,” said Neuhaus. Apparently, Marcel Hartel, who is not so strong in comparison to the promotion season, has to fear for his regular place. Neuhaus reported that he had already thought about Hartel’s substitution at halftime in Cologne. For the extremely strong midfielder “speaks again and again the energy performance that he brings to the field”. If Hartel doesn’t play, Vlap could be a possible representative. On the left, Okugawa is an alternative to Reinhold Yabo.
So they could play
Bielefeld:Ortega Moreno – Brunner, Pieper, Nilsson, Laursen – Prietl – Doan, Hartel, Okugawa – Vlap, Klos
Bremen: Pavlenka – Veljkovic, Toprak, Friedl – Gebre Selassie, Augustinsson – Möhwald – M. Eggestein – Schmid – Rashica – Sargent
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