SV Werder Bremen will play in the catch-up game of the 20th matchday on Wednesday at Arminia Bielefeld.
It could become the preliminary decision in the relegation battle.
The preliminary report of the DeichStube *.
Bremen - The situation is definitely unusual.
After all, Florian Kohfeldt and his team do not experience it too often in the course of a Bundesliga season that they are considered favorites before a game.
Rather, it is the role of the defiant-self-confident outsider that
Werder Bremen
has now made it, but
does not really fit
when looking at the
catch-up game
at
Arminia Bielefeld
on Wednesday (6.30 p.m.,
live ticker
).
With all the North German understatement, with all due respect for the opponent - the favorite status, if it has to be awarded, goes to Bremen this time.
On the one hand, very sober, because Werder is in twelfth place in the table, clearly better than the promoted team, who is currently on the relegation place.
And on the other hand, very interesting because there are these statistics that speak so much in favor of green and white.
Of the nine games against the clubs that are currently listed under Werder in the table, the team has only lost one, with a total of 18 points.
Means: If it is against the direct competition in the
fight for relegation
,
Werder Bremen is there
this season - and coach Kohfeldt is clear that there could be no better time to prove that again.
Werder Bremen: Victory in the catch-up game against Arminia Bielefeld as a preliminary decision in the relegation battle?
"We all know that it is a very important game for the course of the season," said Kohfeldt on Tuesday during the press conference ahead of the game against
Arminia Bielefeld
.
With a win, according to the popular assessment, Werder would
say goodbye to
the
relegation battle
with 30 points on the account
.
"Nothing is over after the game either way," warned Kohfeldt, but the 38-year-old also has the tempting idea in mind, "that we can extend our lead over the critical places on three game days".
With a win it would be eleven points up to 16th place.
One thing is clear: In order for that to happen, Bremen should do a better job than they did during the 1-1 draw at 1. FC Köln.
"We were not satisfied with our game," said Kohfeldt - and demanded: "It is important that we act much better with the ball in Bielefeld." That was exactly what
Werder Bremen had
big problems with in Cologne, whereas the defense was once again good So came what came up before the Bielefeld game: Why not take more risks, why not do without the initial wait?
In the past match days, it was almost a pattern that Werder only got better after the break after a moderate to weak and comparatively passive first half.
Werder Bremen: Points against Arminia Bielefeld are important - because then it’s against the top teams in the Bundesliga
l
Florian Kohfeldt
recalled on this topic that his team had scored “extremely stable” in the past few weeks, which can be said because the three defeats in 2021 always had good answers.
The main reason for this is that the coach sees “a certain stability through deeper defense” - and he explained: “Whether I will give that up in such a short week is more of a questionable one.”
Werder Bremen should
be much more
likely at the Bielefelder Alm
Possession of the ball had to be more active than the last time in Cologne and therefore had to act more actively - but that shouldn't change the motto “Safety first”.
The main thing is that in the end there are three more points on the credit side.
That would be important for Werder, not least because in the weeks that follow it will be against Bayern, Wolfsburg, Leipzig and Dortmund - that is, against the top teams in the league.
Games in which the opponent quickly becomes the favorite again - but in which of course nothing has to be ruled out.
Werder recently celebrated a 2-1 victory over Frankfurt, and the big Bavarians also stumbled surprisingly in mid-February.
At 3: 3 against
Arminia Bielefeld
.
(dco) Also interesting: This is how you see Werder Bremen's Bundesliga game against Arminia Bielefeld live on TV and in the live stream.
For the first report from February 6, 2021:
Werder Bremen: Coach Florian Kohfeldt "less clear than usual" - The big question marks in front of Arminia Bielefeld
The next important duel in the fight for relegation: Werder Bremen will play on the 20th matchday of the Bundesliga against Arminia Bielefeld - a game with a particularly large number of imponderables.
The preliminary report of the DeichStube *.
Bremen - The great opportunity cannot be
denied
: With a win in the away game at
Arminia Bielefeld
(Sunday, 6 p.m.,
live ticker of
the DeichStube),
Werder Bremen can take
an extremely important step in terms of relegation in the Bundesliga.
Florian Kohfeldt knows that too, of course - and yet the Werder coach is rather cautious before the guest appearance in East Westphalia for various reasons.
Werder Bremen against Arminia Bielefeld: Florian Kohfeldt describes the task as "very tricky"
On the one hand there is the athletic quality of the opponent, which Kohfeldt rates as high.
“Arminia is a team that is extremely brave, which is rather atypical for a team in these table regions”, says the 38-year-old about 16th Bielefeld - and states: “It is very difficult to get access to them . “During the first leg (1-0)
Werder Bremen
experienced this firsthand.
After a decent first half, the Bremen team lost the thread and were lucky in the end that it was enough to win the game.
"We made it to the finish," recalls Kohfeldt and warns: "This game should be warning enough for us."
Also because it showed that defending against
Arminia Bielefeld
can be complicated.
Kohfeldt describes the task as "very tricky" and thus alludes to various Bielefeld attack patterns.
For example, if the opponent is in a low position, “they cross early and have a good target player in Fabian Klos”.
If the opponent tries to press hard, the Bielefeld team are strong enough to play and have enough ball security to be able to break free.
"We have to find a good balance between an aggressive defense and conquering the ball and looking back, because otherwise the dubbing comes", demands
Florian Kohfeldt
.
And how could your own offensive game lead to success on Sunday?
Difficult to say because there is still a big unknown: the
weather
.
Werder Bremen against Arminia Bielefeld: Difficult conditions or even game cancellation due to snow?
“Defensively, they try to solve a lot about compactness.
It will be important that we play fast, "says Kohfeldt - and restricts:" We have to see what the space has to offer. "Heavy snowfalls are forecast in Bielefeld for the weekend, especially on Sunday.
There is talk of 20 to 40 centimeters of fresh snow, which could even lead to the game between
Werder Bremen
and
Arminia Bielefeld
having
to be canceled on Sunday.
Should it be possible to play, Kohfeldt prepares himself for the fact that he can only decide on site when looking at the square in the Schüco Arena what his own attacking game will look like.
"I'm a little less clear than usual before a game because I don't yet know exactly whether you will play combination football there or whether you have to find other means." (Dco) That is the expected line-up of SV Werder Bremen against Arminia Bielefeld on Sunday evening .
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