Despite ever new setbacks, Werder Bremen and Florian Kohfeldt continue to fight. The follow-up report of the DeichStube * for the DFB Cup quarter-final against Eintracht Frankfurt.
Frankfurt - The questions, they came. Of course, because they have been coming, critical of the tenor, for many weeks. There was no exception even after the lost DFB Cup quarter-finals in Frankfurt. Florian Kohfeldt, SV Werder Bremen coach, was asked, for example, what he thinks about the penalty. The journalists also wanted to know how he had experienced the game in general and the late foul on Ömer Toprak in particular.
In his opinion about actor Bill Murray, however, they did not ask. On the one hand, of course, that was completely understandable, because it would be a bit too far-fetched. On the other hand, it's a shame. After all, Murray had delivered the cinematic blueprint for what Kohfeldt had been experiencing for weeks: a mere 27 years ago: "And the marmot greets you every day."
Because caught in a time loop, Murray (in the role of Phil Connors) experiences the same day again and again, without change, without progress, everything remains as it is. A classic in film history, no doubt, whose modern version is currently being performed by Werder Bremen . Faulty on the back, harmless on the front, unsettled and without really fitting explanations for all of this: Werder has had a marmot day every day for months.
Werder Bremen: How many setbacks can Florian Kohfeldt handle?
"We weren't the worse team for over 90 minutes, but as so often we fall behind," said sports director Frank Baumann when looking at the 1-0 for Eintracht Frankfurt by Andre Silva (45./hand penalty). "In the second half we will get a clean sheet as if from nowhere." Daichi Kamada (60th) had achieved it. "As so often" and "again" - the problems in Bremen, which have been going on since autumn, could not have been brought to the point much better than with Baumann's choice of words.
From Werder's point of view, the most gratifying thing in Frankfurt was that this game was not a direct setback for the relegation battle . Nevertheless, this pressing question pervaded the Commerzbank-Arena at a late hour: How many setbacks can this team, can this coach actually handle? Answer Kohfeldt: "I can take it and keep fighting, and I know that the team continues to fight."
Werder Bremen: Why should the knot burst against Hertha BSC?
The coach wants to do everything possible to prevent his club from surrendering to the impending fate. Unending bad luck for injuries, controversial referee decisions, the questionable postponement of the league game against Frankfurt - in the past it was far less enough to make a team despair. This should not be the case at Werder Bremen . The people of Bremen prefer to talk strongly with the "now-more-than-ever-and-against-all-resistance mentality". "We are not victims, " Kohfeldt almost defiantly emphasized, "because if we talk ourselves into it, it would be our biggest mistake."
Unlike most observers, the 37-year-old had even seen “positive things in offensive play” in Frankfurt. His formula: “In the past few weeks we have not created any chances at all. Today we did it, and in Berlin we will also make it clean. ”That sounded determined, had no reason to doubt rhetorically and acoustically, but the content was shaky. Werder has not scored a goal in the Bundesliga since December and has lost eleven of their last 13 league games. The question must be asked why the knot at Hertha BSC should burst - especially since the pressure before this game should reach a new high in Bremen for the 2019/2020 season.
Werder Bremen has no answer to backlogs
"The team is in good shape and has basically accepted the situation," emphasized Baumann, "I am absolutely convinced that at some point it will click when it comes to the results." The possible scenario that Werder Bremen is constantly new in the second half of the season Resistances had to be discussed with the team during the training camp in Mallorca. "And currently that's the realistic picture," said Baumann.
One that hasn't changed much for months, that reappears again and again. This is also the case in Frankfurt, where Werder was once again unable to answer a backlog. “It is definitely one of the big problems. We let our game take us away and we no longer have this confidence, so we lose the line, ”said Baumann. By the way, he was no longer addressed to Bill Murray. (dco)
Daichi Kamada puts the lid on: Werder Bremen loses the DFB Cup quarter-final against Eintracht Frankfurt with 0: 2.
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To the game report of March 4, 2020:
Frustrated in Frankfurt: SV Werder Bremen leaves the DFB Cup
SV Werder Bremen lost the DFB Cup quarter-final to Eintracht Frankfurt on Wednesday. The game report of the DeichStube *.
Frankfurt - that's it. Werder Bremen can now fully concentrate on the relegation battle in the Bundesliga. In the DFB Cup quarter-finals , coach Florian Kohfeldt's team ended on Wednesday evening. At Eintracht Frankfurt , the Bremen team lost 0-2 (0-1), causing the team to miss the semi-finals of the competition for the second time in a row.
Werder Bremen: Davie Selke and Maxi Eggestein have good chances
Kohfeldt had made two changes in his starting XI compared to the league game against Dortmund a week and a half ago: recovered Kevin Vogt moved into the starting line-up for Milos Veljkovic and acted as a six in front of a chain of four at Bremen's possession. Maximilian Eggestein, who was still blocked against BVB, also pushed Yuya Osako out of the team - and also did his part to ensure that the Bremen team found their way well into the sold-out Commerzbank-Arena.
Werder Bremen was initially compact on the defensive and did not allow much against the Hessians, but did not come up with clear chances even with his counter attempts. The first good opportunity of the game was missed by Frankfurt defender Martin Hinteregger, who aimed just next to the goal after a corner kick (32 '). Shortly thereafter, Werder also had his first really strong offensive scene: After a cross from Leonardo Bittencourt, Davie Selke forced Frankfurt goalkeeper Kevin Trapp to do a brilliant act with a header (35.). A little later the keeper had to stretch again. Eggestein had checked him from a distance after passing by Klaassen (42nd).
Werder Bremen: Penalty for Eintracht Frankfurt after VAR assignment
A Bremen leadership would not have been undeserved at this point - but the goal fell on the other side. After Ludwig Augustinsson made a completely unnecessary handball in the penalty area and the video assistant referee Felix Zwayer drew attention to it, there was a penalty for Frankfurt. Andre Silva started and shot the home side for the 1-0 break lead (45th). For Werder, run one had ended bitterly.
And the second one also started unpleasantly: Just 25 seconds after the restart, the Bremen fans in the guest block caused a break in the game by burning pyrotechnics . Her team flared when it continued after a short time, however, no more fireworks on the square. Werder Bremen were unable to face Frankfurt's defense with serious problems and had to concede the second goal of the evening after an hour. After Filip Kostic's soft flank, Daichi Kamada calmly pushed the ball over the line to Frankfurt 2-0 (60th). A goal like an impact goal, because Werder looked like someone had pulled the plug in the Bremen game.
Werder Bremen against Eintracht Frankfurt: Red for Filip Kostic - Ömer Toprak injured
Although the guests made every effort to set up something like a final offensive, inaccuracies and missing ideas stood in their way. Result: The Kohfeldt team no longer had a big chance of winning the connection. The Frankfurt team, who had last won the DFB Cup in the 2017/2018 season and are now able to dream of the final in Berlin and the title, were more determined in their advances and ultimately deservedly moved on to the next round.
The inglorious climax of the game was Kostic, who brought Werder defender Ömer Toprak badly off his feet and rightly saw the red card for it. Toprak had to be removed from the square with the stretcher. Werder Bremen now have two days to recover from the game. On Saturday, 3.30 p.m., the important basement duel against Hertha BSC is on the program in the Berlin Olympic Stadium. (dco)
Werder Bremen versus Eintracht Frankfurt: the live ticker for reading
10:48 p.m .: Very bitter for the green-whites. After a decent first half, the Bremen team only fell behind with a penalty and then had to accept the 2-0 win by Kamada in half two. Particularly bitter: In stoppage time, Ömer Toprak was injured in a foul by Kostic!
10:47 pm: final whistle! Werder lost 0-2 to Eintracht Frankfurt in the DFB Cup.
90. + 10 min: Selke puts the header just next to the post.
90. + 10 min: Another corner for Werder.
90. + 9 min: Frankfurt tries to keep the ball in its own ranks.
90. + 8 min: The air seems to be out.
90. + 7 min: Werder tries high, long balls in the top. Abraham, Hinteregger and Co. head everything out of the danger area.
90. + 5 min: Particularly bitter: Kohfeldt can no longer change. So Werder also plays with ten men for the last few minutes.
90. + 4 min: Toprak has to leave the field with the stretcher. Unsightly scenes at the end of the game!
90. + 3 min: Toprak is still injured on the ground. It doesn't seem to go any further for the Bremen defender.
90. + 2 min: red for Kostic! Nasty scene from Frankfurter kicking Toprak in the calf from behind with his sole open. Right decision!
90.Min: Kohfeldt also changes. Augustinsson leaves, Woltemade comes.
90.Min: Adi Hütter takes time off the clock and brings Paciencia to Silva.
90.Min: The last minute of regular time is running.
88.Min: Frankfurt hardly lets Werder get the ball. At the moment it doesn't look like Florian Kohfeldt's men are going to tear anything here.
86.Min: Silva can put the lid on it. The striker starts in the penalty area and wants to push the ball past Pavlenka at an acute angle, but Toprak is careful and can clear the corner.
85th Min: The last five minutes run. Can Werder somehow get himself into a dangerous final situation?
84th Min: And the next attempt from a distance. This time Rashica tries and this time the ball actually hits the goal - exactly in the arms of Trapp. Weak shot.
82.Min: Frankfurt coach Adi Hütter reacts and brings Kohr for Kamada.
82.Min: green-white is more offensive! Vogt leaves, Sargent comes. Kohfeldt is now taking more risks.
80.Min: Selke and Hinteregger then share a few niceties and are both warned with yellow.
79.Min: Maybe something goes according to a standard. Kamada Eggestein is placed on the right wing and takes a free kick. Augustinsson circles the ball towards goal, but Frankfurt is careful and can clarify the situation.
77.Min: And now the hosts are also changing. Chandler is allowed to take a shower. Danny da Costa comes for him.
75th Min: At least a conclusion of the Bremen. Gebre Selassie makes the way to the very front. The Czech waits at the long post and tries it directly - next to it.
74.Min: At the moment it looks as if the Frankfurters are closer to the goal than the green-whites.
70th Min: Too late! Werder plays unnecessarily slowly here. There is enough space for Maxi Eggestein, but instead of staging Rashica in time, he carries the ball to the box. At the last moment, the gaming device comes to Rashica, whose attempt is blocked to the corner.
68.Min: Logically, there are now more rooms for the hosts. Werder must maintain the balance between risk and defensive security.
66.Min: Kohfeldt wants to change. Bittencourt has to go down, Osako replaces him.
64.Min: Strong conquest of Toprak in the opposing half. At the end of the combination, Bittencourt tries completely uninspired from the second row - clearly above.
63.Min: Frankfurt now does this very cleverly. Instead of sticking to the back, they continue to seek their luck on the offensive. If something should go for green and white, a few gears have to shift up.
60.Min: Kostic has too much space on the left wing. The Frankfurter has the eye and the foot for Kamada, who jumps into the ball in the five and only has to insert it. Once again, the assignment on the part of the Bremen team did not fit at all.
Werder Bremen versus Eintracht Frankfurt in the live ticker: Frankfurt adds the next goal
60th Min: And there it happened! Kamada scores 2-0!
58.Min: Frankfurt's Sow refuels into the penalty area against several Bremeners. In the middle he looks for André Silva, but Vogt and Moisander pay attention and can clarify.
57.Min: Currently Werder is the more active team.
56th Min: Ilsankers cut from the first half has worked again and so the Frankfurt has to be treated again at the edge of the field.
54.Min: What did trainer Florian Kohfeldt think about for the second round?
52.Min: Free kick again for the green-whites from the half field. Bittencourt looks for his teammates, but the ball fails completely. The gaming device doesn't even make it into the penalty area.
50th Min: Cautious start in run number two. Ball losses on both sides shape the picture.
47.Min: Finally the game continues.
46.Min : And right at the beginning there is ignition in the guest block. The game is interrupted.
Werder Bremen versus Eintrach Frankfurt in the live ticker: kick off at half-time two
46.Min: And it goes on. This time the green-whites start.
9.40 p.m .: Well, what should we say? Just annoying! Werder Bremen was good in the match, had the best chance with Selke and still has to go 1-0 behind. Zwayer's decision was correct - nevertheless bitter. But: Werder has temporarily shown that they can play football. So in the second half you should get your chances.
9:37 pm: When going into the cabin, Kohfeldt was still yellow, the referee Felix Zwayer asked: "Can I also give you yellow?"
Werder Bremen versus Eintracht Frankfurt in the live ticker: Half time! Eleven shock to the whistle.
9:36 pm: Half time! Werder are 1-0 behind in the break!
45. + 7 min: Bittencourt is understandably dissatisfied with the situation and gets yellow for complaining.
45. + 6 min: André Silva starts, only has eyes for the ball, loads Pavlenka and hits the 1-0 lead!
45. + 5 min: André Silva puts the ball down.
45. + 2 min: Felix Zwayer receives a signal from the VAR. Augustinsson previously went to the ball in a duel in his own sixteenth hand and so there is a penalty - correct decision!
45.Min : Who dares before the break tea? There's a minute on top of it.
42.Min: next good scene of the Bremen! Bittencourt steals the ball from Ilsanker and stages Klaassen, who has an eye for Eggestein. The Bremen man tries it from a good 20 meters - Trapp takes a long time and clears to the corner!
39.Min: Chandler now also tries the distance. However, the ball turns clearly away from the Bremen goal. Pavlenka does not have to intervene.
35.Min: And there is suddenly the chance to lead! Bittencourt brings a cross perfectly on Selke's head, who lets the play equipment slide over his forehead. Trapp has to take a long time to defuse the attempt!
34.Min: yellow for Abraham! The Frankfurt captain sees the first warning of the match in a running duel with Selke.
34.Min: In return, Werder takes the next corner. Augustinsson's cross is far too weak.
32.Min: The best opportunity of the game so far! After a corner, Hinteregger comes to the shot from the back. His drop kick just misses the right post!
32.Min: Opportunities are still in short supply. Neither Florian Kohfeldt's team nor the Adler from Frankfurt come into dangerous situations.
29.Min: Now the green-whites also have a standard from a promising position. The ball is ready to the left. Bittencourt briefly raises his hand and brings the cross - corner!
28.Min: A breath of opportunity. Kostic pulls in from the outside and tries his luck. The ball rolls a little unfortunate over the slippers and so the game device clearly sails past the box.
23.Min: Frankfurt's Ilsanker is currently being treated on the side, who suffered a laceration in a duel with Selke before the free kick.
23 min: Next free kick for Eintracht. Kostic is ready in the half field. The ball sails far into the five-meter space, but together the Bremen back team can clarify.
20.Min: Frankfurt often tries with high balls from the half field into the top, but either Silva and Kamada are offside or Moisander and Vogt head everything out of the danger area.
17.Min : It wasn't really dangerous for Kevin Trapp or Jiri Pavlenka.
Werder Bremen versus Eintracht Frankfurt in the live ticker: Behavioral start
15.Min : Kostic takes out the first corner of the game and starts himself. No danger.
11.Min: Worse mistakes from Vogt! The Bremen defender lets a Frankfurt pass through the penalty area for no reason. Kamada grabs the ball and tries to put it on his striker partner André Silva - luckily, Moisander is careful and can clarify.
9.Min: Both teams notice the tension. At the beginning, unnecessary mistakes creep into the game structure again and again.
7.Min : Selke hesitates too long! In follow-up, Gebre Selassie can bring a flat cross into the box to Selke. However, he makes it far too complicated and wants to put the ball on the strong right foot. The subsequent attempt to shoot is blocked by Hinteregger. There was more in it!
6.Min: Frankfurt starts the pressing machine right at the beginning. The guests of the Weser have to be careful not to let the play equipment be ripped off immediately.
3.Min: Werder dares for the first time in the person of Davie Selke in the opposing half. The Bremen attacker sees Rashica, who tries it directly from 25 meters. However, his attempt ends up in the legs of the Frankfurt back team.
2.Min: As the home team, Frankfurt tries to take the initiative directly. Werder looks at the whole thing first.
1.Min: Hinteregger tries directly with a long ball into the top, but Silva can only help in the header duel with a foul.
Werder Bremen versus Eintracht Frankfurt in the live ticker: kick off - let's go!
1.Min: kick-off! Eintracht begins the game.
8:43 pm: The home fans light up with a lot of pyro. There is a lot going on.
8:41 pm: Both teams stand in the tunnel and wait for the signal from referee Felix Zwayer to enter the lawn.
8:37 p.m .: The mood corresponds to the DFB Cup Fight. Now only the teams have to deliver.
8:31 pm: Now Frank Baumann of ARD is also available to answer questions. "Tonight we are pushing the Bundesliga aside. After all, we have an important competition for Werder Bremen with the cup. ”
8.30 p.m .: Almost 15 minutes until the ball rolls. And what could be better than a floodlit cup fight?
The Eintracht Frankfurt fans have a clear opinion of the dispute with the DFB in the game against Werder Bremen.
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8:23 pm: After all, it should work with goals. Wing racer Rashica has snapped in the last six cup games. Hopefully the series continues today.
8:20 pm: "Today we will give everything to get ahead in the cup," Coach Kohfeldt explains to the ARD colleagues.
8:15 p.m .: But as we all know, the cup writes its own laws. The severity of everyday life in the Bundesliga can be stored here. With a win, Werder could also gain the league's much needed self-confidence.
8:12 p.m .: While the hosts are still dancing at three weddings, Werder is only represented in the cup next to the Bundesliga. A look at the table situation tells us that both teams cannot be satisfied at the moment. The green-whites are in the penultimate place with 17 points, Frankfurt in place 12 with 28 points.
8:20 pm: Whoever can assert themselves in today's match will find themselves in the DFB Cup semi-finals. Among other things, FC Bayern and fourth division 1. FC Saarbrücken are waiting there. Bayer Leverkusen and Union Berlin are currently fighting for the penultimate ticket for the round of four - there it is just 1-1.
8:02 pm: But not only the Bremen team were able to prevail against a strong opponent in the previous round. After all, Eintracht RB Leipzig bowed 3-1 from the current competition.
19:55: In contrast to the Bundesliga, the green and whites in the DFB Cup are doing very well. Finally, the men of coach Florian Kohfeldt prevailed in the round against Borussia Dortmund.
7.50 p.m .:
As announced by trainer Florian Kohfeldt, Kevin Vogt is returning to the starting position. Together with captain Niklas Moisander and Ömer Toprak, he will form the triple chain. Theodor Gebre Selassie (right) and Ludwig Augustinsson (left) start in the half positions. Maximilian Eggestein and Davy Klaassen play in the center of the field, Leonardo Bittencourt, Milos Rashica and Davie Selke attack.
Substitute goalkeeper Stefanos Kapino and field players Yuya Osako, Milos Veljkovic, Sebastian Langkamp, Nuri Sahin, Josh Sargent, Johannes Eggestein, Marco Friedl and Nick Woltemade sit on the bench. Claudio Pizarro did not make it into the squad because of back problems.
Werder Bremen versus Eintracht Frankfurt in the live ticker: the lineups are here!
7.45 p.m .: And the guests from Bremen follow suit . Here comes the starting eleven from Werder! Pavlenka - Augustinsson, Moisander, Vogt, Toprak, Gebre Selassie - Klaassen, Maxi Eggestein, Bittencourt - Rashica, Selke.
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7.43 p.m .: The Frankfurters are more than punctual today and provide us with their first team - what a service from the home team! Trapp - Ndicka, Hinteregger, Abraham, Toure - Ilsanker, Sow - Kostic, Kamada, Chandler - Silva.
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- Eintracht Frankfurt (@Eintracht) March 4, 20207.41 p.m .: What can we expect today? A classic cup fight? Interruption or even abort? A lot seems to be possible in German football at the moment.
19:37: Moin friends, welcome to the live ticker for the DFB Cup quarter-finals. We really feel like it and you?
At this point the live ticker for the DFB Cup quarter-final between Werder Bremen and Eintracht Frankfurt produced. Kick-off in the Commerzbank-Arena in Frankfurt is at 8.45 p.m. on Wednesday. The line-ups start here an hour beforehand.
On the preliminary report of March 3, 2020:
Werder Bremen against the rest of the world: Kohfeldt heats the mood before the cup cracker against Frankfurt
SV Werder Bremen will compete in the DFB Cup quarter-finals at Eintracht Frankfurt on Wednesday (8.45 p.m., DeichStube-Live-Ticker) - and that much can be said: After the game was canceled in the league, Bremen are as hot as fries fat. The preliminary report of the DeichStube *.
Bremen - Florian Kohfeldt delivered his message calmly and matter-of-factly , but the content was full of explosives. And for the end, he chose striking words: "We will not let us down!" Due to the controversial cancellation of the game last Sunday, the coach of SV Werder Bremen feels even more challenged and has tonight at Eintracht Frankfurt before the DFB Cup quarter-finals ( 8:45 p.m.) the new club motto was published: Werder against the rest of the world. Frankfurt coach Adi Hütter doesn't like this presentation.
"From a sporting point of view, you have to admit that it was a very bad decision for us, which gave us a clear competitive disadvantage in two competitions," Kohfeldt looked again at the press conference for the cup game on the decision of the German Football League ( DFL) back. They had canceled the Bundesliga game Werder against Frankfurt without a new date because the Hessians should have played twice within three days after relocating their Europa League game in Salzburg.
Werder Bremen versus Eintracht Frankfurt: Florian Kohfeldt chooses a more aggressive route
Werder had to watch the weekend as the competition continued to pull away in the relegation battle. At the same time, Eintracht could rest for the cup game. Sports director Frank Baumann had also complained about this, but left the impression that Werder Bremen would endure the action.
Kohfeldt now chose a different, a more aggressive way - and for this he threw everything negative this season, such as bad luck for injuries and unfortunate referee decisions, in order to mix a magic potion for his resistance fighters: “You can turn the overall situation into a positive one that one says: There has been resistance against us again this season. And we want to show it to everyone! That is the great motivation we have now. "
Werder Bremen with anger in the stomach against Eintracht Frankfurt in the DFB Cup
Later he even increased the "big motivation" into the "main motivation". That sounds like a lot of Bremen anger in the stomach for the duel with Eintracht Frankfurt. Especially since there should have been no talk of the two clubs working together on this matter.
"I don't need any motivation spurts from the outside. It is enough to move into the semi-finals, " Adi Hütter reacted quite cautiously to Kohfeldt's statements at the Eintracht press conference and gave the opponent a meaningful piece of advice:" I understand Bremen, because everyone is fighting for their club and theirs Advantage. But I also appeal to empathy. "
Werder Bremen: Florian Kohfeldt warns of "incredibly physical" harmony from Frankfurt
It will be exciting to see how much this mood of those responsible will be transferred to the pitch. Irrespective of this, Kohfeldt is counting on a fast-paced game anyway: “ Eintracht is a very, very physical team that can develop an incredible force - especially now because it is rested. It is very important for us to keep calm. If they try to overrun us, we have to be very stress-resistant. ”
The people of Bremen know a lot about stress, they have it every week in the relegation battle. There they got along less well. In the cup, on the other hand, things went better, as a blatant outsider was defeated 3-2 in the round of 16 Borussia Dortmund. “It's a knockout game , and it's always a special situation. I really like games like that and my team too, "grinned Kohfeldt, recalling the previous season with the bitter semi-final loss to Bayern:" So now we can go to the semifinals for the second time in a row. And well, there are logical chains: quarter-finals, semi-finals - it's clear where we want to go! ”(Kni)
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