The SV Werder Bremen fights after the defeat against Borussia Dortmund against the sadness of the increasingly threatening relegation battle. The follow-up report of the DeichStube *.
Bremen - Maybe the weather was just too bad. Continuous rain, fresh wind - who goes voluntarily to the door? Or it was the time. 10 a.m. on a Sunday, especially family people have better things to do. Be that as it may, the result looked like this: When Werder Bremen came to the training ground the day after the 0-2 home defeat against Borussia Dortmund , there were just two children and a woman in the thick gray at Osterdeich Unity. Tristesse in the cellar - you couldn't have painted it much better.
The hope of the environment for relegation - after the sixth home defeat in a row (club negative record), in which Werder had for the fifth time in a row in the Weserstadion without their own goal (also club negative record) - it has reached a new low. At the end of February 2020, it seems that the second relegation of Bremen's Bundesliga history after 1980 can hardly be prevented.
Werder Bremen: Trainer Florian Kohfeldt calls out ultimatum
Because the competition scored on the weekend, the gap in the table is 17. on the relegation place three, on the saving bank even five points. "There are fewer and fewer games, it is a dramatic situation because we have little time left," says coach Florian Kohfeldt. That is why he gave his team - and thus of course himself - an ultimatum after the Dortmund game.
"We have very decisive weeks ahead of us with games against Eintracht Frankfurt and Hertha, in which we have to score in order to have realistic chances to stay in the class", Kohfeldt had said immediately after the 0: 2 against BVB , "there there are no excuses. ”Two games and therefore two chances to somehow make the turn. And if that doesn't work? Was that also for the coach? Kohfeldt avoided the corresponding inquiries: "We would then discuss what would be then."
Werder Bremen: The biggest problem is the offensive
An approach in the spirit of sports director Frank Baumann, who renewed his oath of loyalty to head coach Kohfeldt after the BVB game: "We are discussing with the coach how we can deal with the situation, we are not discussing him." That in the upcoming home game against Eintracht Frankfurt (Sunday 6:00 p.m.) and also in the games afterwards finally need points, Baumann is clear. "We need victories, we need points, and we certainly need a small series," said the 44-year-old.
Florian Kohfeldt has therefore emphasized the importance of the training week before Frankfurt - publicly, but previously also to his players. While still on the pitch, in the team, he told the team "that the upcoming training sessions are extremely important to improve our offensive football." The 37-year-old wants to continue there, because there he also had against BVB in addition to that obligatory standard weakness once again the biggest problem. Practically nothing went forward, Werder Bremen found no answer to the Dortmund goals from Dan-Axel Zagadou (52nd) and Erling Haaland (66th).
Werder Bremen: Concentrated mood in training after losing to BVB
After the free Monday, Kohfeldt planned five units on the pitch and one in the weight room before the Frankfurt game. Added to this are video analyzes, individual treatments - and all this under the mantra that the coach also instilled on the pitch for his players early Saturday evening: "Be a team!" So far, the personal feelings of individuals have not been more important than the team's success. " Team spirit was never the problem for this team," said Kohfeldt. And now that everything is going on week after week, please keep it that way.
After all: During the SV Werder Bremen session on Sunday morning, the training ground was more concentrated than resigned, and there was even laughter every now and then. Despite all sadness. (Kni / DCO)
To the game report of February 22, 2020:
Werder Bremen again without goals and points - and with less hope
Bremen - For Werder Bremen it was another game day to forget: Not only that the team of coach Florian Kohfeldt lost their home game against Borussia Dortmund with 0: 2 (0: 0) - no, also the competition diligently collected points in the table cellar, what Werder's situation looks a bit darker again. The Table 17. the relegation site now amounts to three, the one to the saving bank already five points. Bremen had shown a good performance against BVB over long stretches, but once again did not defend attentively enough in the decisive moments.
The day before the game, Kohfeldt once again suffered a personal setback: Nuri Sahin , actually scheduled as a representative of the suspended Maximilian Eggestein, signed off sick. "He had stomach problems after the final training," Kohfeldt reported shortly before the kick-off. So Sahin stayed on the bench, which caused a surprisingly offensive Bremen start formation.
Werder Bremen equaled BVB in the first half
Yuya Osako, Davie Selke and Milot Rashica formed the threesome in the 3-4-3 system, followed by Davy Klaassen and Leonardo Bittencourt in the central midfield. Meanwhile, Ömer Toprak replaced injured Kevin Vogt in the triple chain. Theodor Gebre Selassie (right) and Ludwig Augustinsson (left) played in the half positions, for whom it was their first assignment in 2020 after a nine-week injury break.
Werder Bremen played well in the sold-out Weser Stadium and was on par with BVB for the first half. The home side gave their opponent no chance at all from the game. It only got really dangerous after a free kick by Raphael Guerreiro, which goalkeeper Jiri Pavlenka was able to defuse (43.). Werder acted courageously in the game forward, always decided on the risky pass - but did not make it through. The best example of this was the scene in the 45th minute, sent as Osako per box joint pass Milot Rashica on the trip, the hurrying out BVB keeper Roman Bürki but faster on the ball was.
Werder Bremen conceded a standard goal against BVB
At the beginning of the second half there was a cold shower for Werder - as so often this season after a standard situation . After a corner from Jadon Sancho, Dan-Axel Zagadou volleyed the ball into the goal in the six yard box , Selke had allowed it (52.). Bitter numbers: For Werder it was the eleventh goal after a corner kick and the 18th overall after a standard situation this season. Shortly afterwards, the game against BVB was decided because the man who always scored was Erling Haaland .
After the cross from Sancho, the Norwegian Toprak stood with an explosive movement and hammered the ball into the goal from an acute angle to make it 2-0 (66.). Shortly thereafter, Haaland almost followed up, but was stopped at the last moment by Milos Veljkovic (70th). Even after that, BVB had opportunities to increase the result - Haaland (80./90.+1) and Hakimi (88.) failed due to Jiri Pavlenka .
Werder Bremen with numbers of a relegation
Werder Bremen was obviously trying to find the forward gear again in the final phase, came through substitute Johannes Eggestein to finish the game (79th), but overall was far too harmless - and therefore another 90 minutes without a goal scored. The Bremen have been waiting for 784 minutes for a Bundesliga goal that the opponent has not achieved. On the other hand, with 53 goals conceded, they represent the worst defense in the league. Without a doubt: these are numbers of a relegation .
Werder now still have eleven games to avert the move to the second Bundesliga. The team welcomes Eintracht Frankfurt next Sunday (6 p.m.).
Werder Bremen: Pavlenka - Veljkovic (82nd Sargent), Toprak, Moisander - Gebre Selassie, Bittencourt (66th J. Eggestein), Klaassen, Augustinsson - Osako (90th Woltemade), Selke, Rashica
Borussia Dortmund: Bürki - Piszczek, Hummels, Zagadou - Hakimi (90. + 2 Akanji), Can, Witsel, Guerreiro - Sancho (77. Reyna), Hazard (90. Brandt), Haaland
Werder Bremen vs. BVB: Live ticker for reading
Final whistle. Werder ultimately loses 2-0 against Borussia Dortmund. After a strong first half, Werder didn't follow in the second. It is now becoming increasingly difficult in the relegation battle.
90th Min + 2: Haaland, after giant sprint, again with the chance of the third goal. Pavlenka saves and is glad that no pass came in the middle. There were four other Dortmunders there.
90. min + 2: Can not remember that Werder scored in the league even someone at the last goal? Milot Rashica scored on matchday 15 against Bayern over 700 minutes ago.
90. Min + 1: There are three minutes on top.
90.Min : Nick Woltemade comes for the weak Osako again. Favre also changes again. Brandt steps in for Hazard.
88.Min: double pass between Haaland and Hakimi. Pavlenka has to save against the latter.
86.Min: The game is running again. Dortmund loosely plays this down.
84.Min : Sargent struggles in a duel with Witsel. The US boy hits the ball first and then the opponent. Witsel is being treated ..
83.Min: Josh Sargent is now substituted in for Milos Veljkovic.
82nd Min: Rashica has space on the left wing. His flank goes across to the side.
79.Min: At least Jojo Eggestein with a successful campaign. But his shot from 16 meters just misses the goal.
78th Min: Bremen almost does not take place at the front. Rashica is too stubborn, Selke too fix and Osako too incapable. Since the morale can be right, points still do not jump around.
77th min: Giovanni Reyna takes for Jadon Sancho.
76th Min: It does not seem as if Werder can make a difference here.
74.Min: The game day seems to be a horror game day. Cologne leads 5-0, Düsseldorf 2-0 and Werder is 0-2 behind. The result is that the relegation place is three points away (plus goal difference). A non-relegation zone is five points away.
70.Min : Augustinsson can be duped by Hakimi. The Moroccan puts the ball in the middle where this Norwegian is again. Fortunately, there is a Bremen defense leg in between.
67.Min: Jojo Eggestein comes for the battered Leo Bittencourt. Had he still shone in the cup game, today he only showed a shadow of this achievement.
Werder Bremen against Borussia Dortmund in the live ticker - Haaland scores 2-0 for the guests
67.Min : Haaland's force is really impressive. As frustrating as that is, there is not much you can do about it as a defender.
66.Min: That should have been it. Goal for BVB. Erling Haaland scores after the pass from Hakimi in the middle to 2-0
62nd Min: Dortmund apparently has everything under control. Werder has no ideas.
60.Min : Osako is again on the floor. And Düsseldorf increased to 2-0 in Freiburg. Werder consolidates 17th place.
58th Min: The BVB with the next corner. Every time you have to tremble when a black and yellow goes to the corner flag. Why doesn't Kohfeldt get this under control? Not only a few Werder fans wonder that.
57.Min: Rashica times with a shot from around 25 meters. No target water drunk.
55.Min: And almost 0: 2. Werder is now swimming in the back. Fortunately, Haaland is on earth today and cannot pass the ball past Pavlenka.
Werder Bremen against Borussia Dortmund in the live ticker - another corner goal. Zagadou scores 1-0 for Dortmund
52.Min: Disillusionment after this BVB corner. The 11th goal after a corner means that Werder is now lagging behind. Davie Selke was unable to prevail against Zagadou. That was too easy again.
52.Min: goal for BVB. Dan-Axel Zagadou hits after a corner of Dortmund.
51.Min: Guerreiro tries it from the second row. Toprak's back directs the ball to the corner.
49.Min: After a short period of pressure from Dortmund, Osako can open the pass to Klaassen, who after a short sprint plays the ball on Selke. Then the opportunity fizzles out. Davie Selke is still not an offensive factor today. However, 21 other players on the lawn cannot say the same.
46.Min: Selke takes out a corner with a hoe. Bittencourt, who has not yet made a big appearance, chips into the arms of Roman Bürki.
46. min. The teams are back on the lawn. The game is running again. There are no changes.
Half time in the Bremen Weser Stadium. Referee Fritz whistles for the break on time. The result does the game justice. Werder defends well, but cannot set any decisive accents forward.
45.Min : Osako sends Rashica, but the game device is a bit too fast on the wet lawn. The Kosovar can no longer reach it, Bürki slides into the ball and clarifies the situation.
45.Min: It's half time. A performance-based draw is on the scoreboard.
43.Min: The following free kick becomes dangerous. Pavlenka fists aside after everyone else misses. So he makes up for his mistake from the previous minute.
42.Min : Augustinsson kicks Hakimi after Pavlenka does not hit the ball properly and gives Dortmund a needless possession.
40.Min: Werder is really strong defensively. Toprak and Moisander arrange their rows in an exemplary manner.
36. min. The minute Fortuna Düsseldorf takes the lead in Freiburg, Werder can cause danger again. But the final consequence before the goal is still missing because Selke does not find the teammates.
34.Min: Finally a good chance for Werder! Ludwig Augustinsson brings a half-field free kick dangerously into the middle, where Toprak passes the ball just past the goal.
Werder Bremen versus Borussia Dortmund in the live ticker - hardly any chances in the Weser Stadium
34.Min: the rain has subsided. The quality of the game, too. Lots of ball losses, no chances to score. The two teams neutralize themselves.
32.Min: Another mistake by Mats Hummels in the Bremen feet. Again, Werder in the person of Davie Selke can not capitalize on it.
30.Min: Werder wins the ball around 35 meters in front of the opposing goal and can quickly get to the goal. But Osako doesn't know what to do and destroys the ball.
29.Min: Gebre Selassie with open sole against Guerreiro. The Portuguese European champion bends on the floor. Luckily there is no yellow card.
27.Min : Kohfeldt demands on the side that Werder should play out more at the back. The Bremen Elf does not seem to want to take this risk at the moment.
23.Min: Not much going on right now in the Weser Stadium. Dortmund now has more possession and is looking for the gap. A cross from Haaland tries to exploit Hazard unsuccessfully with a fallback.
20.Min: Selke is sent into aerial combat against Hummels. No good prospects against the former international.
19.Min: Guerreiro takes the next corner for his team. This is briefly executed and well defended directly by Rashica.
18.Min: This game has not had any real chances to score. Both lines of defense do a good job.
15.Min : Rashica is fouled by Axel Witsel. Interesting position for left foot Augustinsson from around 30 meters. But the Swede gets stuck in the wall.
14.Min: Ömer Toprak plays centrally against his former club in the back. Most recently, injured Kevin Vogt held this position.
12.Min: After the free kick, the first corner of the guests follows. Osako clears his head. We would have liked that against Leipzig too.
11.Min: Augustisson puts Hakimi on the sideline. The Moroccan makes a little more of it, but BVB gets a free kick opportunity from the half field.
8.Min: Can with the shot from the second row. The Bremen are in between.
8.Min : Black and yellow tries it with a cross from Guereirro in the middle. Haaland doesn't get the ball.
7.Min: Werder actually has more ball possession in the first minutes. BVB is taking it slow.
5.Min: stormy, rainy weather in the Weser Stadium. Bremen weather can't hurt.
3. Min: No danger from this offensive standard. Dortmund tries to counter, but Sancho hangs.
2.Min: Werder starts committed and takes a free kick out on the right edge of the box through Klaassen. Bittencourt is ready again.
1.Min: First corner for the SVW. Bittencourt chips the ball in the middle, but there is no customer there.
Werder Bremen vs Borussia Dortmund in the live ticker - the game is on!
1.Min: the game is on! Dortmund kick off.
3.30 p.m .: Just a few more moments, then referee Marco Fritz whistles the game.
3:29 pm: The teams enter the lawn. there will be a minute's silence for the victims of the terrorist attack in Hanau
3:20 pm: According to Florian Kohfeldt, Nuri Sahin is not in the starting XI today due to stomach problems. If these had not occurred, he would have been scheduled for the starting eleven.
15.17: In the Sky interview, Florian Kohlfeldt explicitly mentions again how important it is that the fans would stand behind the team. The signals he received on the bus trip were also good, unlike the Union game. To assess today's game, the coach makes it clear that he knows what quality his team is competing against today, but that he also knows that Werder can survive on good days. When asked about the weakness at home, Kohfeldt wants the Weser Stadium to become a place that no opponent likes to travel to.
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3:11 p.m .: Dortmund was already allowed to run during the week. BVB were able to send the Parisians around Neymar 2-1 home in an impressive manner. Can you expect Dortmund tiredness in Bremen?
Werder Bremen against Borussia Dortmund - who will stop Erling Haaland?
3:08 p.m .: Haaland in particular, who is currently referred to in the press as "natural force", will want to keep the Bremen triplet busy today. Eight goals in the first five games speak a clear language. The question arises who can stop the 19-year-old Norwegian today.
3:05 pm: In the league, you have recently presented yourself very strongly. The low hopes for the championship are back. This is also reflected in the list. Unlike in the cup, Lucien Favre relies on the strong winter new arrivals Emre Can and Erling Haaland right from the start.
3:00 p.m .: But can you repeat a win against BVB, who was so strong recently? There are a few things that speak against it: On the one hand, defense stabilizer Kevin Vogt is injured. On the other hand, there will be no floodlit atmosphere in the afternoon at 3:30 p.m. And Dortmund is still warned. Another defeat against the green-whites will hardly be allowed.
2:57 pm: If it weren't for this terrific cup game against the same opponents two and a half weeks ago. The team around coach Kohfeldt won 3: 2 against BVB and deservedly moved into the quarter-finals of the DFB Cup.
2:54 p.m .: The question is: How is this supposed to work? In the league with 17 points penultimate, only one won from the last nine games, no goal scored since matchday 15. Let's not kid ourselves - Werder is on the brink.
2:49 p.m .: While waiting for the kick-off in the Weser Stadium , HSV is losing in the city derby against St. Pauli. Saturday is off to a good start. Let's hope Werder can do the same as the Kiez kickers.
2:44 p.m .: Today Dortmunders draw from the full. Sancho, Hazard and Haaland are just three of the names that want to cause unrest in the Bremen penalty area today.
2:40 p.m .: Kapino, Lang, Langkamp, Friedl, Sahin, Sargent, J. Eggestein, Pizarro and Woltemade take a seat on the bench.
14:37: So Nuri Sahin is again only on the bench against his ex-club - and that's quite a surprise, since Maximilian Eggestein was suspended in midfield, there would have been room for the 30-year-old. Kohfeldt decided differently, once again betting on Osako, who was strong in the cup against Dortmund, but was weak in the league against Leipzig. The Japanese should be next to Rashica in the eighth position, Selke before that as the only real top. Klaassen and Bittencourt protect against the defense, returnees Augustinsson (left) and Gebre Selassie (right) play in the two outside positions. In the triple chain, Toprak takes over the central part of the injured Vogt. Captain Moisander and Veljkovic are at his side.
Werder Bremen against Borussia Dortmund - Osako can play again
2:33 p.m .: The line-up of Bremen: Pavlenka - Toprak, Moisander, Veljkovic - Augustinsson, Gebre Selassie, Bittencourt, Klaassen- Selke, Osako, Rashica
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To the preliminary report of February 21, 2020:
Werder Bremen coach Florian Kohfeldt before the BVB game: great respect, great goal
As in the DFB Cup, Werder Bremen now wants to beat Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga. But it will be extremely difficult. The preliminary report of the DeichStube *.
Bremen - On the one hand the naked fear of relegation, on the other hand the big dream of winning the title - just a quick glance at the current Bundesliga table makes it clear that the contrasts before Werder Bremen's home game against Borussia Dortmund (Saturday , 3.30 p.m., DeichStube live ticker ) could hardly be larger. "Of course Dortmund is the big favorite," Werder coach Florian Kohfeldt knows, but that doesn't stop him from formulating an offensive goal: "We want to win the game."
Bremer that a win against BVB is possible in principle, the DFB Cup second round has demonstrated three weeks ago when the team is completely surprising 3: interspersed second A repetition in the Bundesliga is urgently desired from a Werder perspective, after all, the gap to the saving bank is already four points. And this success in the cup, it is good as a encourager before the new duel.
Werder Bremen: headache over BVB offensive
"It gives us the feeling that we can beat Dortmund under very specific conditions," says Kohfeldt, listing what he means. "We have to reach our limit, have to force our game a little more and take them to rooms where they don't feel so comfortable." Sounds plausible in theory, but will be extremely difficult on Saturday in practice.
After the 2-1 win in the Champions League against Paris Saint-Germain, BVB is currently swimming on a wave of euphoria and should also be very interested in returning for the cup failure at Werder Bremen . Above all, the strong Dortmund offensive - with 63 goals, BVB has scored the most goals of all Bundesliga clubs - is a headache for Florian Kohfeldt, who most fans still consider to be the right coach for Werder.
Werder Bremen against Borussia Dortmund before a mammoth task
“I have an incredible respect for this offensive quality. Dortmund currently has one of the best strikers in the world with Haaland , as well as very creative outside players like Sancho or Reyna, ”says the 37-year-old, who is also impressed by the other team parts of the opponent to come. "With Witsel and Can you have two players in defensive midfield who are incredibly intelligent and present, behind them Hummels is the team's clock."
Werder Bremen is once again faced with a mammoth task in the relegation battle with Borussia Dortmund. Kohfeldt: "But if we can take away some of their enthusiasm for playing, something is possible." (Dco)
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