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Werder coach Florian Kohfeldt defends his match plan against Cologne as "result-oriented"

2021-03-08T19:55:31.140Z


Cologne - Well, it is really not the case that SV Werder Bremen is spoiling its fans with magic football this season. But the performance at 1: 1 against 1. FC Köln was one that, regardless of the controversial Cologne equalization, hurt more than good - at least as a spectator in front of the television. And even Werder coach Florian Kohfeldt admitted: "The whole game was probably not nice to watch."


Cologne - Well, it is really not the case that SV Werder Bremen is spoiling its fans with magic football this season.

But the performance at 1: 1 against 1. FC Köln was one that, regardless of the controversial Cologne equalization, hurt more than good - at least as a spectator in front of the television.

And even Werder coach Florian Kohfeldt admitted: "The whole game was probably not nice to watch."

But after the almost relegation, the only thing that

matters is to make

the

relegation

perfect as quickly as possible.

"We didn't want to win a beauty award today, we were very result-oriented," said

Florian Kohfeldt

, explaining

the very passive appearance of his team.

The coach had topped up his storm (Milot Rashica and Josh Sargent) with Niclas Füllkrug for this groundbreaking game and sacrificed midfielder Romano Schmid.

Werder Bremen

started

promisingly

against

1. FC Köln

.

A cross from Ludwig Augustinsson, who was allowed to run for Felix Agu again after his recovery, headed Füllkrug over the goal (7th).

A little later there could have been a penalty for Werder when Theodor Gebre Selassie was hit in the leg by Ellyes Skhiri in the penalty area and fell.

But neither referee Matthias Jöllenbeck nor the video assistant reacted.

Werder Bremen too passive against 1. FC Köln?

Instead, the Cologne team acted all the more.

You took command.

Werder Bremen

apparently did not get along well with the fact that FC coach

Markus Gisdol had moved away

from his usual three-man chain and defended with a quartet.

"I'm honest, I didn't expect that," confessed Kohfeldt.

The coach had to see how Skhiri had the 1-0 on the head, but aimed exactly at Jiri Pavlenka (20th).

Kohfeldt switched, pulled Sargent back a little and turned the 5: 2: 3 system into a 5: 3: 2.

But Werder rarely got the access they wanted, neither in front in the pressing nor in midfield.

After all, the defense was quite decent, so that Cologne's superiority did not result in real opportunities.

From Bremen's point of view this game was only fun to a limited extent.

That would have changed almost immediately after the change, because

Werder Bremen

suddenly put forward gear.

But Augustinsson failed to FC keeper Timo Horn, Kevin Möhwald shot the rebound far over the housing (47.).

But that was it again with Bremen's offensive urge.

The main thing was to get rid of the ball, from then on the motto against Cologne, who wanted to attack, but could not really.

Florian Kohfeldt

reacted, took Füllkrug and Möhwald off the field and brought in Leonardo Bittencourt and Romano Schmid (57th).

A stroke of luck!

Because Schmid's cross headed Sargent to 1-0 into the net (66th).

A gate out of nowhere that seemed to surprise even Kohfeldt.

The coach wasn't really cheering.

But Sargent beamed on both cheeks, he had proven, as with his goal for the 2-1 win against Frankfurt a week ago, that he can be a goalscorer.

The

1. FC Cologne

fought against Although the defeat was there but not very dangerous.

Just like Werder with his counterattacks, which were given away.

Which

should take revenge

on the

controversial equalization of Jonas Hector

(83rd).

Florian Kohfeldt not satisfied after Werder Bremen's draw against Cologne

Florian Kohfeldt

was of course not satisfied, but also said: “A defeat would have been a big setback.

A draw is not a dream because it is not the most important step forward.

But it's still rather positive for us when you compare it to Cologne.

We'll stay ahead and there will be fewer games. ”Eight points is the lead on the relegation place that

Arminia Bielefeld

occupied - Werder's opponent on Wednesday.

“A mega-important game,” said Kohfeldt.

Werder Bremen

then definitely

wants to

use the

second chance for a preliminary decision in relegation

.

(kni / csa)

Werder Bremen

: Pavlenka - Gebre Selassie, Veljkovic, Toprak, Friedl, Augustinsson (90th Agu) - Möhwald (57th Bittencourt), Eggestein - Sargent (86th Selke), Füllkrug (57th Schmid), Rashica.

Last message from March 7th 2021:

No whistle for Jiri Pavlenka: bitter draw for Werder Bremen in Cologne - the game report

The

SV Werder Bremen

has the Bundesliga relegation battle against

1. FC Köln

1: played while gambled a narrow lead: 1 (0: 0).

The game report of the

DeichStube

*.

Cologne - How annoying:

SV Werder Bremen

was already on the road to victory when a controversial goal by

1. FC Köln

resulted in a draw.

However, Bremen can certainly live better than FC in the relegation battle with the 1-1 draw.

Josh Sargent had beheaded Bremen after a less than intoxicating performance by his team with a 1-0 lead (66th), Jonas Hector managed to equalize.

Before that, however, Werder goalkeeper Jiri Pavlenka had been disturbed when catching the ball, which went unpunished.

Werder coach

Florian Kohfeldt

had surprised with his line-up, but not with the comeback of Niclas Füllkrug, but with a three-man storm.

Because Milot Rashica and Josh Sargent were also allowed to attack, but midfield man Romano Schmid had to sit on the bench.

But that's not why the guests acted more aggressively.

Perhaps that was also due to the surprising formation of the Cologne team, FC coach Markus Gisdol had switched from the usual three to a back four.

"I'm honest, I didn't expect that," confessed Kohfeldt shortly before the kick-off on "Sky": "But that doesn't make us sweat either."

Werder Bremen with a promising start against 1. FC Köln

And indeed:

Werder Bremen

started promisingly.

A cross from Ludwig Augustinsson, who was allowed to run for Felix Agu again after his recovery, headed Füllkrug over the goal (7th).

He would have preferred to let the ball through because Sargent was lurking behind him.

But Füllkrug just wanted to know for himself.

“I couldn't hold him back after four weeks of team training,” Kohfeldt said before the game.

And it was Füllkrug who had the second opportunity in Bremen, but only made a little shot from eight meters.

Shortly before that, Werder could have received a penalty when Theodor Gebre Selassie penetrated the penalty area and was hit in the leg by Ellyes Skhiri and fell.

But neither referee

Matthias Jöllenbeck

nor the

video assistant

reacted.

Werder Bremen versus 1. FC Köln: A game that was only fun to a limited extent

But now

1. FC Köln

acted all the more

.

They took over the command because the Bremen team withdrew more and more and did not go into the duels aggressively enough.

Skhiri missed the one hundred percent chance to take the lead when he headed the ball directly at Werder goalkeeper

Jiri Pavlenka

(20th)

from five meters

.

That was a loud warning shot.

Kohfeldt switched, pulled Sargent back a little and turned the 5: 2: 3 system into a 5: 3: 2.

But

Werder Bremen

rarely got the access they wanted, neither in the front in the pressing nor in the midfield.

After all, the defense was quite decent, so that Cologne's superiority did not result in real opportunities.

From Bremen's point of view this game was only fun to a limited extent.

That would have changed almost immediately after the change, because Werder suddenly put forward gear.

But Augustinsson failed to FC keeper Timo Horn, Kevin Möhwald shot the rebound far over the housing (47th).

But that was it again with Bremen's offensive urge.

The main thing was to get rid of the ball, from then on the motto against Cologne, who wanted to attack, but could not really.

Kohfeldt reacted, took the committed but ineffective filling jug as well as Möhwald from the place and brought Leonardo Bittencourt and

Romano Schmid

(57th).

A stroke of luck!

Because Schmid's cross headed the hard-working Josh Sargent to make it 1-0 into the net (66th).

A gate out of nowhere that seemed to surprise even Kohfeldt.

The coach wasn't really cheering.

But Sargent beamed on both cheeks, he had proven, as with his goal for the 2-1 win against Frankfurt, that he can be a goalscorer.

Werder Bremen against 1. FC Köln: Jiri Pavlenka-Patzer or foul by Emmanuel Dennis?

The

1. FC Cologne

fought against Although the defeat was there but little dangerous - sailed into the box to a cross from Noah Katterbach.

It was actually a safe affair for Pavlenka, but he didn't get the ball, instead he got the ball on his head in an aerial battle with Emmanuel Dennis.

And so the substitute Jonas Hector was able to effortlessly shoot the ball into the empty goal to make it 1-1 (83rd).

Bad goalkeeping mistake?

The TV pictures rather suggested a foul by Dennis, who touched Pavlenka's arm with his hand and thus decisively disturbed the catching movement.

But Jöllenbeck decided on goal as well as the video assistant. 

Ultimately, the draw was okay.

Because

Werder Bremen

had done too little to win the game and take the perhaps decisive step towards relegation.

However, this can already follow on Wednesday in the catch-up game against Arminia Bielefeld.

(knee)

The live ticker from Werder Bremen against 1.FC Köln to read:

Werder Bremen against 1. FC Köln in the live ticker: Final whistle - Josh Sargent goal is not enough for victory!

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UPDATE

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5.23 p.m.:

Bitter for Bremen!

Josh Sargent's goal wasn't enough to win today.

With a more than debatable goal from Cologne, it is only enough to split points.

However, if you look at the course of the game, the tie is okay.

Nevertheless: Dennis's entry against Pavlenka should have been whistled.

With one point, the people of Bremen can live better than the people of Cologne.

5:22 p.m.: Final whistle!

Werder Bremen and 1. FC Köln split 1: 1.

90 + 3 min:

Another corner for the hosts.

Meyer's cross safely fists Pavlenka away.

90 + 2 min:

Cologne knows how to keep synthetic leather in its own ranks in stoppage time.

Werder can only run after them.

90. + 1 min:

There is a follow-up for three minutes.

Augustinsson struggled after a duel and was replaced by Agu.

90th Min:

The last minute of the official game time is running.

How much is there on top?

88.Min:

Werder throws everything forward.

But it is not really dangerous.

Who succeeds in the lucky punch in the last few minutes?

86th Min:

Addendum to the goal: There was no signal from the Cologne basement to withdraw the hit - definitely a questionable decision!

86.Min:

Sargent goes out, Selke comes.

83rd Min: Goal for Cologne!

And that is very bitter!

Dennis goes up to the header in the six-yard box and hits Pavlenka's arm with his arm!

Of course, the Czech can't pack and so the ball lands at the feet of Hector, who simply pushes in!

82nd Min:

The final phase is running.

Will Werder bring the tight lead over time?

80th Min:

Yellow for Drexler!

Against Schmid, the Cologne man comes much too late and only hits the legs of the Austrian.

77th Min:

Another graduation from Cologne.

Wolf pulls in the middle with a hook and pulls on the long post.

Veljkovic keeps the bones clean and clears the corner.

76.Min:

A lot is currently playing in midfield.

Cologne tries hard, but can't.

Werder defends that more consistently than at the beginning of the second round.

74th Min:

Werder continues to strive for a regular build-up game.

71.Min:

Markus Gisdol reacts to the residue.

Rexhbecaj, Jakobs and Duda go.

That's what Hector, Limnios and Dennis come for.

66.Min:

The substitution of Schmid has already paid off with the leadership.

The hit naturally plays into the cards for the guests.

Cologne now has to open and Werder can counter - at least in theory.

Gisdol changes and brings Drexler for Thielmann.

Werder Bremen against 1. FC Köln in the live ticker: Joshua Sargent takes the lead

66.Min: Toooooooooooor for Werder!

The lead for green and white falls out of nowhere.

After a throw-in, Schmid crosses Sargent's forehead precisely.

The American doesn’t allow himself to be asked twice and behead himself!

64.Min:

And the guests play it really well right up to the last pass.

Schmid puts Gebre Selassie in the limelight on the right wing, but his cross is simply beheaded out of the danger area.

63.Min:

Friends, heavy fare also in passage number two.

61.Min:

Without being really dangerous, the hosts are the team that determines the game.

Except for the double chance in the 47th minute, Werder has nothing offensively.

58.Min:

The people of Cologne make themselves comfortable in the half of the people of Bremen.

Werder fail to keep the ball in their own ranks for a long time.

57th Min:

Double change at Grün-Weiß: Füllkrug and Möhwald are replaced by Bittencourt and Schmid.

55th Min:

And the next free kick in the half field - this time for Cologne.

But even this variant is too harmless.

53rd Min:

Next hint of a chance.

After a free kick from the half-field, Füllkrug asserts itself in the header duel, but sets the synthetic leather a good two meters from the left post.

51.Min:

Füllkrug plays a far too short pass to his own man.

The attacker ironed out his mistake himself at the expense of a foul in the half-field.

The subsequent standard brings nothing.

47th min: What a start in the second round!

On the wing, Rashica picks up the pace and plays into the penalty area for Augustinsson who ran with him.

The Swede does not hit the ball properly and brings it more badly than right on goal.

Timo Horn extends his leg and clears in front of Möhwald's feet.

Bremen's midfield motor tries his luck and warps completely - clearly next to the post.

That should have been the lead!

46th Min:

Without a change, both teams start the last 45 minutes.

46.Min:

It continues in half time two!

Werder Bremen against 1. FC Köln in the live ticker: This is how the first half went

4.18 p.m.:

First take a

deep

breath: After a weak first run, we actually don't have much to say.

The only real danger was Skhiri's header in the 20th minute, which Pavlenka happily defused.

Otherwise, the Cologne team made the game very difficult for the guests.

With a high pressing you have repeatedly forced rapid ball losses.

Werder hardly radiates any danger, especially on the offensive.

The newly formed chain of four hosts presents the green-whites with previously unsolvable problems.

In the dressing room, Florian Kohfeldt absolutely has to find the right words to leave the field as the winner.

4:17 p.m.: Half time!

With 0: 0 it goes into the break.

45 + 1 min:

Rexhbecaj tries again from the edge of the box - no problem for Pavlenka!

45.Min:

Hopefully there won't be a lot of stoppage time.

We have to recover from this poor idea.

44th Min:

That's just not enough what those involved on the field offer us.

In the second round there has to be a lot more if three points are to be distributed today.

41.Min

:

Rexhbecaj has the confidence but not the skill to pull the ball straight onto Pavlenka's box.

His attempt sails clearly over the transom.

A cross would have been the better option.

40th Min:

Free kick in a promising position for Cologne.

On the right wing, Duda flanks the synthetic leather on the outstretched arm of Werders Friedl.

39.Min:

Cologne presses against the green-whites early on and forces them to lose the ball quickly.

36th Min:

Painful duel for Veljkovic.

The Bremen defender gets an elbow from Cologne's Duda in the face.

After a short break, it continues.

34th Min:

Nevertheless, the hosts are better in the match.

You have over 60 percent possession of the ball and have already worked your way up five corners.

33rd Min:

From both teams that is a very weak idea offensively.

30.Min:

After their own free kick, the people of Bremen can be countered!

Timo Horn initiates the Cologne attack on Thielmann with a very wide discount.

The Cologne man suddenly has a lot of turf in front of him, but is disturbed at the crucial moment.

His attempted shot is cleared by Toprak to the corner.

26.Min:

The green-whites don't really get into the duels.

24.Min:

Werder loses the thread a little in the last few minutes.

Cologne, on the other hand, is slowly feeling its way forward.

21.Min:

Jakobs sees the yellow card for a supposed foul in the half field.

20.Min:

The next corner for the home side.

And the variant is much better!

Rexhbecaj finds the completely naked Skhiri.

His header lands centrally on Pavlenka, who is just right and can just parry.

Luck for Werder!

19.Min:

Werder cannot clear the ball after an opponent's throw-in.

Jakobs' renewed attempt at the flank is extended by Toprak to Wolf, who is waiting in the back area.

The full-back takes heart, volleys and shoots clearly past - weak attempt.

17.Min:

Cologne takes the next corner of the game.

Duda's brief variant brings nothing at all.

Werder Bremen against 1. FC Cologne in the live ticker: Restrained start in the Rhein-Energie-Stadion

15.Min

:

Rexhbecaj sends Thielmann down with a great cross, but Werder takes care in the form of Veljkovic and can clear the ball for a throw-in.

12.Min:

Sargent saves a ball that was played too steeply in front of the goal and finds the filling mug lurking in the penalty area with his cross.

The latter processes the playground equipment extremely well, but cannot really shake Mere off and simply pulls off the far corner.

Timo Horn is down quickly and grabs securely.

There was more in it!

10.Min:

When the opponent has possession of the ball, the guests are extremely compact.

Cologne tries to crack the bulwark by changing sides, but Werder cannot be outwitted so easily.

7. Min:

Werder is approaching!

Again it is the left side that radiates danger.

Augustinsson has way too much time and crosses Niclas Füllkrug precisely on the head.

The Bremen attacker lets the synthetic leather slide well over his forehead, but the ball lands clearly next to the box.

6.Min

:

Sargent is not too good for a duel and also plows in midfield.

5.Min:

The Cologne team often try long balls into the top, they really don't get much.

The five-man chain formed when the opponent has possession of the ball decapitates any balls from the danger area.

3. Min:

On the opposite side there is the first corner of the game.

The cross lands at Thielmann on the second post.

The Cologne player takes off by volley and meets his teammate, who is offside.

2. Min:

From the beginning, the guests try to take the initiative.

Rashica hits the first cross into the penalty area over the left side of the green-whites - Mere clears with his head.

Werder Bremen against 1. FC Köln in the live ticker: kick-off - the ball is rolling!

1. Min:

It starts - Werder starts the game!

3:21 p.m.:

Not even ten minutes until the ball rolls in the Rhein-Energie-Stadion.

3:14 p.m.:

Florian Kohfeldt is a little surprised by the lineup of Cologne.

He did not expect a back four, but claims that he will find the right solution on the field for this as well.

Especially the stability of the green-whites should help them in today's match.

3:12 p.m .:

"It's a game against a competitor to play in the league," Florian Kohfeldt explains to his colleagues from Sky.

"We had a really positive game against Frankfurt and want to continue like this." And with these statements the Werder coach brings the importance of today's game to mind: After the three important points against Eintracht, the next step can be taken today .

3.10 p.m.: The

referee of today's game is Matthias Jöllenbeck from Freiburg.

He receives support from Rafael Foltyn and Markus Häcker on the sidelines.

While Martin Thomsen acts as the fourth official, Bastian Dankert is the video assistant.

3:06 p.m.:

Werder's offensive line-up is likely to be partly related to the hosts' major defensive concerns.

Gisdol has to improvise properly due to injuries and bans.

With Jorge Mere, there is only a trained central defender in the starting eleven.

3:01 p.m.: Maintaining this streak

should not be easy for the home side this season.

To date, Markus Gisdol's Cologne team has only scored one win at home (3-1 against Bielefeld).

2:54 p.m.:

Nevertheless: The Cologne people are a kind of fear opponent for today's guests.

For more than 15 years, the Green-Whites have been waiting for a victory in the cathedral city.

In nine games there were only five draws and four defeats.

2:50 p.m.:

The three against Eintracht especially gives hope.

For almost two years now, the Bremen team has turned back behind in the Bundesliga.

2.43 p.m.:

Kohfeldt's offensive line-up makes one thing very clear: the next three points are supposed to be here today.

And the prospects for it are anything but bad.

While Cologne lost all of their last three games, Werder only had to beat Hoffenheim 4-0.

There was also a 0-0 draw against SC Freiburg and last week's 2-1 win against Frankfurt.

2.41 p.m.:

In addition to Agu and Schmid, Dos Santos, Osako, Selke, Bittencourt, Moisander, Mbom and Groß stay outside for the time being.

2.39 p.m.: Due to

injury, Niclas Füllkrug was in the starting line-up of the green-whites for the last time at the end of October.

Now Kohfeldt can finally fall back on his difference player.

2.35 p.m.:

In contrast to the 2-1 success of the green-whites against Eintracht Frankfurt, Florian Kohfeldt changes to two positions.

The fit Augustinsson replaces Agu as an attacking full-back.

Schmid also takes a seat on the bench, for which the filling jug slips into the starting eleven.

Werder Bremen against 1. FC Köln in the live ticker: This is how the teams play!

2.32 p.m.:

The people of Cologne are not long in coming.

Markus Gisdol offers this team: T. Horn - Wolf, Mere, J. Horn, Katterbach - Skhiri, Meyer, Rexhbecaj - Thielmann, Duda, Jakobs.

🚨 Four changes in the # effzeh starting eleven: Max Meyer, Jan Thielmann, Noah Katterbach and Jannes Horn are new.

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- 1. FC Köln (@fckoeln) March 7, 2021

2.30 p.m.:

And here they are - the lineup of Werder Bremen: Pavlenka - Friedl, Toprak, Veljkovic - Augustinsson, Möhwald, Eggestein, Rashica, Gebre Selassie - Füllkrug, Sargent.

The # Werder starting eleven for # koesvw.🔥



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- SV Werder Bremen (@werderbremen) March 7, 2021

2.24 p.m.:

We can count on the constellations at half past one.

Who is coach Florian Kohfeldt sending into the race?

Which team does he have to take a big step towards relegation?

And which team does host coach Markus Gisdol offer?

2.20 p.m.:

A big Moin Moin for

everyone

!

Friends, today Werder Bremen is visiting 1. FC Köln.

The preliminary report on Werder Bremen against 1. FC Köln:

Werder Bremen against 1. FC Köln a match point in the relegation battle?

Florian Kohfeldt is holding onto Boris Becker

Bremen - There was a time when it was 19 years ago when

Werder Bremen

and Boris Becker were - yes, you read that right: Boris Becker, the tennis legend, the three-time Wimbledon winner - briefly quite close to each other.

When Becker stopped in Bremen in spring 2002 with his “Boris Becker Sports Gala”, the Bundesliga team did not hesitate and sent prominent staff to a tennis exhibition in the town hall.

Goalkeeper Frank Rost and defender Frank Verlaat enjoyed a celebrity double, in which they were joined by former tennis greats Henri Leconte (Verlaat) and Mansour Bahrami (Rost) one day after a 3-0 win over Schalke 04 Side were put.

A lot of fun for everyone involved, and although it has not been passed down, it is by no means ruled out that Florian Kohfeldt was among the 3,000 spectators at the time - after all, today's Werder coach is an ardent tennis fan, which is how this text made the leap would have taken place in 2021.

Werder Bremen will

play

at

1. FC Köln

on Sunday from 3:30 p.m. (

live ticker from

the DeichStube)

- and in the run-up to the game it was suddenly about: Boris Becker.

Werder Bremen: Match point in the relegation battle against 1. FC Köln?

Florian Kohfeldt says no

Briefly on the initial table, because it provides the context for the Kohfeldt quote that follows.

Bremen are twelfth with 26 points, while Effzeh is five points and two places worse.

Ergo: With a win

Werder Bremen could take

a big step towards rescue, towards

relegation

, because the team would score points itself and weaken a rival.

Kohfeldt was therefore asked on Friday during the press conference before the duel whether the game was not even a kind of match point for his team.

His answer was clear.

"No.

Boris Becker once said that there is only one decisive ball in tennis, and that is the match point because it can be over afterwards.

And no matter what happens on Sunday in Cologne or on Wednesday in Bielefeld, nothing is over for us after that, ”said the Werder coach, which is undoubtedly correct.

Even with two wins, the salvation would not be in the bag with ten remaining games, and with two defeats the crash would at least be manageable in tabular form.

Of course

, that

doesn't change anything about Kohfeldt's goal before the duel in the Rhein-Energie-Stadion: "We as

Werder Bremen

want to show that we can play games like this and don't always let these chances pass us by."

Werder Bremen want to finally confirm their good impression from the last game against 1. FC Köln

In fact, after the convincing and surprising 2-1 win over Eintracht Frankfurt, Werder has once again reached a critical point.

Now it is time to add more.

The team often shows a strong reaction after bad games (like after the 0: 4 against Hoffenheim at home against Frankfurt), but often they can't confirm this impression after good games.

Florian Kohfeldt

demands

that this should finally be over.

“We also have to note that we have already been one or two times at this point.

Now I want to see that we have learned something, ”emphasized the 38-year-old.

And further: "We can't go in circles now, keep having a game like we did against Frankfurt and then say after the next game: Oh, now we could have moved away."

Werder Bremen has already won a very important game in the relegation battle against 1. FC Köln

After all, after the encounters with

1. FC Köln

and Arminia Bielefeld, there were "a number of top opponents" on the Bremen schedule, which is evident from names like FC Bayern Munich (March 13), VfL Wolfsburg (March 20) and RB Leipzig (10. April) is by no means an exaggeration on the part of the trainer.

If the Cologne game is not a match point for

Werder Bremen

, then given the tough program that follows in the weeks after, it is at least a kind of extremely important service game, a break opportunity to hit the tennis tenor again at the end .

In the summer of 2018,

Florian Kohfeldt

and Becker got to know

each other

personally during the French Open.

"That was very impressive," reported the Werder coach, whose career has so far included exactly three "match ball games" in the Bundesliga according to Becker's definition: the relegation second leg in Heidenheim, shortly before the match on the 33rd matchday in Mainz, after which Werder did not relegate despite a defeat - as well as this long legendary last home game against, exactly:

1. FC Köln

, in which a defeat would have meant going to the second division.

Werder won it with a 6-1 win, in keeping with tennis standards and in style.

(dco) Also interesting: This is what Werder Bremen's starting line-up could look like against 1. FC Köln!

And: This is how you see the Bundesliga match Werder Bremen against 1. FC Köln live on TV and in the live stream.

* Deichstube.de is a joint venture between the Kreiszeitung media group and the Weser Kurier media group and part of the nationwide Ippen digital editorial network.

Source: merkur

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