First the promotion, then the holiday: Werner does not want to let up with Werder even against ex-club Holstein Kiel

Created: 04/28/2022, 17:08

By: Malte Bürger

Werder Bremen coach Ole Werner is looking forward to seeing Holstein Kiel again.

Against his ex-club, the 33-year-old wants to take another important step towards promotion with the green-whites.

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SV Werder Bremen welcomes Nordclub Holstein Kiel to the Wohninvest Weser Stadium (Friday, 6:30 p.m. in the DeichStube live ticker) with some injury worries.

After the furious 4-1 win against Schalke 04, the green-whites want to keep the lead against coach Ole Werner's ex-club and get the next three.

The preliminary report of the DeichStube!

Bremen – At the very end, there were the really tough questions.

had actually already completed the digital press conference before the home game against

(Friday, 6.30 p.m.,

) when the head coach of

add an extra layer.

Because of the Girls' and Boys' Day on Thursday, a few young journalists had joined in, who now had their big performance - and so Werner suddenly had to talk about his holiday planning.

"That is a very topical and a very good question that has not yet been conclusively answered," said the 33-year-old with a laugh.

“And of course it also depends on when our season ends.

In any case, it's going to be warm, somewhere to the south.

I can't get anything else enforced, but that's also very nice to me."

Werder Bremen against Holstein Kiel - Ole Werner: "These are moments when you have goosebumps"

While some details still have to be worked out privately, Werner can have a significant influence on the search for the right time to leave with his team.

If the table leader rushes to promotion without detours - i.e.

- the holiday can start earlier.

The other option for an early appointment would be a fall from the relegation races, but nobody on the Weser really wants to make friends with that thought.

Since the exhilarating 4-1 win over Schalke, there's been a special atmosphere at

anyway.

The euphoria is finally back, between the city and the team there is this very special solidarity again.

"It doesn't leave me cold when thousands of fans welcome us in front of the stadium.

Those are moments when you get goosebumps and actually want the game to start right away," explained

.

"It shows how much people are rooting for us and wish us this success."

Werder Bremen against Holstein Kiel: "Not feeling a lot of pressure can be both a blessing and a curse"

If everything goes well, it will almost certainly be said afterwards that

was supported by the whole city in the direction of promotion.

But what sounds so simple is still associated with a lot of work.

It may sound nice that

don't care much after staying up almost perfectly in the league.

"It can be both a blessing and a curse when a team no longer feels that great pressure," warned Clemens Fritz, Werder's head of professional football.

"That's why it's all the more important that we assess the situation correctly."

also

firmly believes that his players will again have to go to the limit or beyond.

"

will certainly not hide, they have a lot of experience on the pitch.

A variable team is coming towards us, who will look for their strengths in possession of the ball,” he listed.

"So we have to build on what we showed against Schalke last week in terms of sharpness."

Werder Bremen against Ole Werner's ex-club: "Holstein Kiel will not hide"

And who should know better than him what the "storks" can do?

himself

worked there for years .

"This is the club where I've spent a large part of my career, both as a player and as a coach.

This time and this club shaped me, that's where I learned the things I use today," he said.

But is that really an advantage for

?

“I certainly know a lot of individual players and generally how the club works.

But I don't know the coach (Marcel Rapp, editor's note) well enough, so it may even be the case that many people in Kiel know how we want to work and play football.

Almost a year ago, the coach of

was in a similar situation.

After an overall strong season, he and his team from Kiel dreamed of

to the 1st Bundesliga for a long time before the big disappointment came.

That shouldn't happen to him again.

Despite all the parallels, the 33-year-old also relies on the fact that there are significant differences.

"The situations cannot be compared in that we have a rhythm of play and a level playing field because no teams are in team quarantine," he explained.

"Back then, it was really just about how you prepare for a game in two days and get enough people together who can walk close to 90 minutes."

Werder Bremen vs. Holstein Kiel - Ole Werner: "I will focus on leaving the pitch as a winner"

At the time, the corona pandemic hit the Förde club like no other in Germany, and the entire squad had to go into isolation several times.

At the end of the season there was a mammoth program of catch-up games and regular games, which went well for a long time before the relegation lost its breath.

A lot has happened since then.

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 in the early stages of the current season, he now works on the Weser, his former employer only wanted to stay up this time.

Now friendships have to rest for 90 minutes.

"There isn't anyone I'm particularly looking forward to, because I'm still in regular contact with many of them anyway," explained the

coach .

"In that respect, I'll do my job and concentrate on leaving the pitch as winners." After all, he still has a relaxing vacation to plan.

(mbu)