Werder madness in Mainz: Füllkrug scores in a crazy final phase for the acclaimed last-minute equaliser

SV Werder Bremen played 2-2 (0-0) against 1. FSV Mainz 05 on matchday 27 in the Bundesliga.

The DeichStube game report on a game with a crazy final phase.

Mainz – What madness for

in Mainz!

After falling twice behind, coach Ole Werner's team fought back a 2-2 (0-0) win at

in literally the last second on Saturday - and thus scored a very important point in the fight to stay up in the league.

The goals in the sold-out Mewa Arena in Mainz with 33,305 spectators were scored by Ludovic Ajorque (85th), Jens Stage (86th) and Nelson Weiper (90th + 3), before Niclas Füllkrug scored the acclaimed final point for the promoted team (90th + 4).

made two changes to his line-up

compared to the 2-1 defeat against TSG Hoffenheim.

into the central midfield of

for Romano Schmid and Niklas Schmidt, who had been called up from the start

.

For two reasons: "On the one hand, both have done better in the last few games after the substitutions than those who played from the start." and a lot is about aggressiveness.” These are skills that Bittencourt and Stage stand for.

Werder Bremen against Mainz 05 a Bundesliga game with a tough first half

The game was less than 120 seconds old when

keeper Jiri Pavlenka had to intervene for the first time.

A cross from Mainz right-back Silvan Widmer was defused by the Bremen goalkeeper with a fist defense (2').

After that, in the first 15 minutes, nothing happened.

Both teams felt each other out, the game was characterized by a number of inaccuracies and many small fouls.

There was no flow of the game.

Significantly, the first shot on goal of the game was an unsuccessful direct acceptance by Dominik Kohr from 20 meters (17 ').

After all, Marcus Ingvartsen immediately followed up the second harmless

goal (18th), before Pavlenka a little later defused a sharp cross from Kohr at the last second (19th).

And

?

Appeared offensively for the first time in the 20th minute.

After a well-kicked corner by Marvin Ducksch, Niclas Füllkrug came to the end with an artistic direct acceptance.

Mainz keeper Robin Zentner raised his fists in good time, preventing Bremen from taking the lead.

But that was it with the Bremen offensive efforts.

As a result, goals were in short supply on both sides.

But there were still many fouls - for his fourth (!) personal offense Christian Groß rightly saw the yellow card in the 28th minute.

A little later, Ducksch took a free-kick two meters wide of the Mainz goal from a good position (30').

However, nothing more happened in a very tough first half, in

had slight advantages, but like Werder also repeatedly revealed some blatant weaknesses.

Werder Bremen vs. Mainz 05: Goal by Anton Stach does not count because of offside

The second half started out just as imprecisely as the first: A promising Bremen attack fizzled out because Niclas Füllkrug played too imprecisely at Mitchell Weiser and his cross then also lacked the necessary precision and sharpness (47th).

Then things got turbulent for the first time in the

penalty area: Mainz's left-back Anthony Caci sent a sharp cross into the penalty area, where Ludovic Ajorque finished with a low shot that Pavlenka only had to high-five at

feet .

Werder's former youth player pushed effortlessly into the supposed lead, but was a step offside, which is why referee Benjamin Brand

denied the goal (51').

Then Ducksch also picked up a yellow card after a tactical foul on Stach (58th).

remained the more dangerous team: Pavlenka defused a Kohr header with a fist defense, a little later Ajorque headed wide again after a Widmer cross (61').

Although Bremen survived the Mainz pressure phase defensively unscathed, they did little or nothing on the offensive.

Coach Ole Werner reacted and brought on Ilia Gruev and Lee Buchanan for the hapless young and old (61').

Werder Bremen vs. Mainz 05: Late goals - Jens Stage counters Ludovic Ajorque

But that didn't really make Bremen's attacking game any better.

goal that was really goal-oriented

.

Instead, the guests remained challenged on the defensive, where Pavlenka received a shot in the groin from substitute Edimilson Fernandes (71st).

made

two changes again: Maximilian Philipp and Romano Schmid (73') came on for the pale Ducksch and the faulty Bittencourt.

Then there was finally a touch of goal danger again: after a nice cross from Weiser, Füllkrug headed too central and thus into the arms of Zentner (74th).

It was the first noteworthy conclusion of

in the second half.

As a result,

, led by substitute Lee Jae-Sung, turned up the heat again.

But Pavlenka reacted well twice against the South Korean (79th).

Five minutes later, Pavlenka was powerless too: After a cross from Lee, the ball somehow fell in front of

's feet , who hammered the ball through the Bremen keeper's legs with full force - 0:1 (85th).

But

was suddenly there and reacted immediately: Friedl's precise diagonal ball extended Füllkrug to the up-and-coming Weiser, whose deflected cross landed on

's head , and the previously unfortunate eighth player pushed the ball over the line for an important equalizer (86th minute). ).

Werder Bremen vs. Mainz 05: crazy final with two late goals - Niclas Füllkrug saves Werder a point

When everyone was expecting Bremen to win a point, substitute

scored straight into the heart of Bremen from the crowd in injury time – 1:2 (90+3).

The supposed end point of the game was not yet one!

Because the

took its course and once again the Bremen team showed their impressive comeback qualities.

After a last long ball,

suddenly played a one-two with Veljkovic in the penalty area, Weiser let the ball slide perfectly through his legs and Füllkrug shot the ball into the net for an acclaimed equalizer (90+4).

Even if the performance up to that point was really not brilliant, there should be no question: This

could release a lot for

in the Bundesliga relegation battle.

The lead over the relegation place, which Hertha BSC and Werder's next-but-one opponent has, is now at least ten points for Bremen, but the Berliners can still make up ground on the Green-Whites with a win against RB Leipzig in the evening.

With 32 points, Werder are in eleventh place after 27 match days.

(mwi)

Werder Bremen:

Pavlenka – Weiser, Stark, Veljkovic, Friedl, Jung (Buchanan 61) – Groß (Gruev 61), Stage, Bittencourt (Schmid 73) – Ducksch (Philipp 73), jug.

Werder Bremen against Mainz 05: Read the game in the live ticker

Werder Bremen in the live ticker against 1. FSV Mainz 05: All goals, news and information from the Bundesliga game on Saturday - today everything is live in the live ticker of the DeichStube.

Result: 2:2

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5:29 p.m .:

Wow, our pulse is still up.

A rollercoaster ride in the final stages couldn't be much more violent.

5:27 p.m .:

What just happened here?!

Four goals in the closing stages, Werder came back twice, Bremen took a point away!

5.25 p.m .: It’s over!

It's really over now!

What an unbelievable, unbelievable final phase!

Werder plays against Mainz 2:2!

90.+5 min:

That's how it went: Füllkrug initiates himself, alludes to Veljkovic, who lets clap, Weiser lets through, and Füllkrug shoots in.

That's madness!!!

Werder Bremen in the live ticker against Mainz 05: Goals in injury time!

Niclas Füllkrug saves a draw

90.+5 min: INSANE!

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE!!!

2:2!!!

FILLING JUG STILL MAKES THE BALANCE!!!

90.+3 min: Lee comes to the ball, heads, Pavlenka can only fend the ball forward, Weiper shoots in.

90.+3 min: Yes - namely Mainz!

Weiper scores 2-1 for Mainz!

That can not be real!

90.+2 min:

That's really exciting now.

Can a team make the lucky punch?

90 min:

There are four minutes of stoppage time.

89 min:

Da Costa and Weiper are now in the game at Mainz, Ajorque and Widmer are out.

89 min:

At first almost nothing happened for a long time, now two goals are scored very late in the game.

What's going on here?!

Everything is still open!

86 min:

80 seconds after the bitter setback, the Dane scores.

A cross from Weiser, a player from Mainz deflects, Stage heads in!

Werder Bremen in the live ticker against FSV Mainz 05: Ludovic Ajorque and Jens Stage meet late

86 min: And suddenly the 1: 1!

Stage with the instant equalizer!

85 min:

That's how it went: Sharp ball from the outside, Ajorque can finish from a short distance in the stab.

85 min: It happened!

Goal for Mainz!

Ajorque scores, Mainz leads 1-0...

84 min:

Stark stops Onisiwo with a push in the back.

That gives the next yellow card.

82 min:

The final phase is on.

What else is up for Werder?

Werder Bremen in the live ticker against FSV Mainz 05: Jiri Pavlenka saves twice against Jae-sung Lee

79 min: Double chance for Lee!

First he twirls a shot into the long corner, which Pavlenka parries to the side, then the South Korean gets the ball again, Pavlenka has to stretch again when he takes it direct!

78 min:

By the way: The Werder fan block has been on fire for a while, the supporters ignite with Pyro.

We don't want to call it an Easter fire.

77 min:

Ajorque is allowed to accept a cross in the five-yard space, but cannot process the ball ideally.

73 min:

A chance for Werder!

Weiser crosses, Füllkrug climbs up with enough room but can't place his header well enough.

72 min:

Philipp for Ducksch, Schmid for Bittencourt – Werder wants to put more pressure on with these changes.

70 min: Chance for Mainz – and it ends painfully for Pavlenka.

Mainz comes into the penalty area after a number of crosses, then pushes through to Fernandes, whose shot from a tight angle goes where it hurts for Werder's keeper.

At least parried...

66 min:

Mainz dangerous!

Onisiwo hits a cross into the penalty area from the right with a lot of space, Werder clears first.

The second ball into the danger zone then blocked Stark Lee's conclusion.

65 min:

Do you want to book that as a positive note?

Werder survived the much-discussed first quarter of an hour after the break without conceding a goal, meanwhile it's even 20 minutes...

63 min:

Are there more chances or mistakes now?

Both.

Next conclusion of the Mainz: Onisiwo puts down for Lee, but he warps properly.

62 min:

Now Ole Werner changes twice: young and old go out, Buchanan and Gruev come into the game.

62 min:

Another Widmer cross that reaches Ajorque, whose diving header goes past.

61 min:

Kohr enters the penalty area after a one-two, tries to lob with a header, Pavlenka reaches out and fists the ball sideways.

59 min:

That's a curious tactical foul: Ducksch grabs the running Stach's shoe with his hand.

clear yellow.

58 min:

Double change for the hosts: Mainz bring in Lee and Onisiwo for Barreiro and Ingvartsen.

56 min:

Werder corner, header filling pitcher, but the top striker gets too little pressure behind the ball.

53 min:

That would have been so typical again shortly after the break.

We were just talking about it...

Werder Bremen in the live ticker against FSV Mainz 05: Goal by Anton Stach does not count - offside

52 min: Goal for Mainz?

No!

phew!

Anton Stach shoots in from a cross but was offside when Ajorque sent it on.

51st Min:

Small statistical digression: Werder in the opposing half with a pass rate of 61 percent, Mainz 51... Doesn't tingle.

48 min:

It's all too imprecise: Füllkrug puts the ball a little too much in the back of Weiser, Weiser's cross then lands in Zentner's arms.

47 min:

Füllkrug goes to the goal with a train, then wants to pull the ball back with his sole in distress, but slips away.

47 min:

How did Werder get out of the break?

The sleepiness and many goals conceded shortly after the restart were a big topic for the green-whites during the week.

There was even a meeting between the coaching staff and the team council.

46 min: Let's go!

The second half begins with no personnel changes.

4:29 p.m .:

I hope you ate and drank something else.

It's going to be an exhausting second half.

4:25 p.m .:

Let’s take a look at the other places: Cologne leads 2-1 in Augsburg and would slip to a point on Werder with this intermediate result.

Also: Freiburg 0-0 against FC Bayern, Leverkusen 2-0 against Frankfurt, Dortmund 1-0 against Union Berlin.

The top game tonight from 6.30 p.m. is Hertha BSC against RB Leipzig.

4:18 p.m .:

This is a very tough affair up to this point.

There are hardly any chances, Niclas Füllkrug had the best one after a corner.

The teams strive for defensive discipline, but offensively more can happen in the second round.

Nevertheless: So far it looks like a game of patience - but that was probably to be expected.

Werder Bremen in the live ticker against FSV Mainz 05: Halftime in the Mewa Arena

4:17 p.m.: Halftime!

45 min:

Now Mainz is ahead again.

A mess in the penalty area, Ajorque falls in the penalty area after a mini-tug from Stark, but it's definitely not a penalty.

43 min:

Bittencourt sends a filling jug on the journey, he goes to Zentner and fails in a one-on-one, but it doesn't matter: it was off.

After all, a hint of Werder danger now.

42 min:

Another scene like that.

Stage actually has a clear field of fire, but wants to put it back on Jung, but a man from Mainz intervenes, then Stage with the foul.

41st min:

That is quite symbolic: Füllkrug wants to put it down on stage, but plays in his back, and stage slips away, Füllkrug then complains to the referee, wants to have seen a bump.

40 min:

Five minutes left in the first half.

Anything else happening?

After all, Werder now has the ball.

38 min:

Another cross from Widmer, the ball bounces up just in front of Pavlenka, so he has to clear a more spectacular parade than is actually necessary.

36 min:

Füllkrug has a lot of space in front of him, but doesn't get that far because Mainz intercept him with two men.

He tries to backheel the ball but it doesn't work.

33 min:

Marvin Ducksch wants to assert himself against Stefan Bell on the left, but the Mainzer tackles him confidently and only hits the ball. Nevertheless, the Bremen striker complains loudly to the referee and is lucky that he does not see a yellow card for it .

31 min:

This is a very mediocre Bundesliga game.

Although, that's actually an insult to all mediocre Bundesliga games.

30 min:

Ducksch does it directly, it wasn't wrong either, but it ultimately goes a bit past.

29 min:

Foul on the filling pitcher, now Werder gets a free kick, the position is not that bad, a good 25 meters in front of the goal.

Ducksch is ready.

28 min:

Now Christian Groß gets his yellow card, which he has honestly earned with four fouls.

26 min:

Small tantrum at Niklas Stark.

He goes into a duel with Ajorque from behind, plays the ball for his taste, but the referee blows his whistle anyway, it was a bit too rustic.

23 min:

Bittencourt and Weiser combine well with each other, but one opponent is then one too many for Bittencourt.

Werder Bremen against FSV Mainz 05 in the live ticker: Niclas Füllkrug with the first good chance

21 min: Big chance!

First corner for Werder, Ducksch hits it - Füllkrug keeps his foot in volley, hundredweight has to fly!

But the ball also came too centrally to the Mainz goalkeeper.

19 min:

Stage plays on the filling pitcher, who puts it down for Bittencourt, but he is prevented from shooting.

Then counterattack: On the other side, Kohr hits a low cross in front of the goal, where Pavlenka clears the ball in dire need.

18 min:

Mainz tries more crosses, this time Ingvartsen even gets the ball, but Pavlenka has it.

17 min:

Caci sends a sharp cross into the penalty area, but finds no buyer.

15 min:

The first quarter of an hour passed without any significant highlights.

Could you still pass as a sampling phase.

Mainz but a little more ball possession.

13 min:

Many fouls in midfield, mostly Werder reaches.

11 min:

Free kick for Mainz in the half-field, the dropped ball is crossed into the penalty area, but goes out of the goal by Ingvartsen's head.

No danger at this point.

9 min:

A quick look at the Werder defense: Veljkovic plays the central part, Stark on the right.

Well, just in case anyone had any doubts about it.

8 min:

Füllkrug is annoyed that a duel is whistled against him.

There would have been plenty of space.

7 min:

Widmer appears in the Bremen penalty area, wants to play in the middle, but Stark is there and clears.

4. Min:

In possession of the ball, Werder runs a lot over Bittencourt in the first few minutes, but Mainz has been stable so far.

3. Min:

Mainz puts pressure on early, Pavlenka punches a first cross into the penalty area.

Werder tries to counter, but that doesn't quite fit.

2. Min:

Werder is playing in a black alternative jersey today.

Werder Bremen in the live ticker against Mainz 05: kick-off – the game is on

1. Min: Kick-off!

The game is on!

3:29 p.m .:

The players are on the green, just standing together in the team circle.

It will start soon!

3:27 p.m .:

A sea of ​​white flags above, a green one below, with the letters SVW rising in between.

Already great support, Werder fans!

3:24 p.m .:

We’re about to take a special look at the away block in the Mainz stadium.

The Werder fans have planned a choreo.

3:17 p.m .:

Ole Werner on the Sky microphone: “We are expecting a game in which there is a lot about second balls, running and aggressiveness.” That’s why he decided to start with Bittencourt and Stage today.

3:15 p.m .:

This matchday will be quite interesting in the Bundesliga.

Many teams play from above against other teams from above (Freiburg against Bayern, Dortmund against Union, also Leverkusen against Frankfurt) and many teams from below against other teams from below: This afternoon Augsburg meets Cologne, tomorrow Bochum against Stuttgart and Hoffenheim vs Schalke.

Can Werder submit?

3:09 p.m .:

And Werder?

I urgently need to score three times again.

In the last four games, the green-whites got just one point, the last win (3-0 against Bochum) was at the end of February.

In the table, however, everything is still quite relaxed: Bremen are nine points ahead of the relegation rank.

3:04 p.m .:

Could the tension in the Mainzers ease a bit with the safe relegation?

Rather not to be expected.

The people of Rhineland-Palatinate can achieve even more, Europe is absolutely within reach.

Mainz, eighth in the table, is only one point behind sixth place and has the same number of points as seventh-placed Leverkusen.

Seventh place could possibly be enough.

3:00 p.m .:

It shouldn’t necessarily be easier for Werder today.

Mainz are something of the team of the hour in the Bundesliga, the carnival club have not lost in seven games (five wins, two draws) and with an impressive 3-0 win over RB Leipzig last weekend they already had the magical 40-point lead mark reached.

2:53 p.m .:

In the first half of the season, Mainz won 2-0 in Bremen.

Ingvartsen and Lee scored the goals back then.

Werder struggled a lot in October's game... Let's forget that today - or even better: Let's learn the right lessons from it.

2.45 p.m .:

It feels like the 05ers have developed into a feared opponent of Bremen in recent years.

Statistically, at least in Mainz, it's the other way around: The Green-Whites won nine of 15 games in Mainz, which no other Bundesliga team at FSV has managed to do.

Readers of the braggart knowledge already know that, of course.

2:41 p.m .:

Let’s clarify the last personal details on the pitch – the Men in Black (or whatever color the referee team is wearing today): Benjamin Brand (Unterspiesheim) whistles the game, assisted by Thomas Stein and Sascha Thielert.

The fourth official is Florian Exner.

Benjamin Cortus is in action as VAR, and Marco Achmüller is at his side as VAR assistant.

14.36 Uhr: Den Mainzer Kader komplettieren Dahmen, Aaron, Barkok, Lee, Onisiwo, da Costa, Burgzorg, Hack, Weiper.

14.33 Uhr: Auf der Werder-Ersatzbank sitzen Zetterer, Philipp, Schmid, Dinkci, Schmidt, Buchanan, Gruev, Mbom und Chiarodia.

Werder Bremen im Live-Ticker gegen FSV Mainz 05: Die Aufstellungen sind da

14.29 Uhr: Und so läuft Mainz 05 auf: Zentner - Hanche-Olesen, Bell, Fernandes - Widmer, Barreiro, Kohr, Caci - Stach, Ingvartsen - Ajorque.

14.28 Uhr:Die Werder-Aufstellung ist da! Pavlenka – Stark, Veljkovic, Friedl – Weiser, Groß, Jung – Bittencourt, Stage – Füllkrug, Ducksch.

14.20 Uhr: Moin aus der DeichStube! Ungefähr eine Stunde noch, dann spielt Werder auswärts in der Mewa-Arena gegen Mainz 05. Wir warten jetzt gespannt auf die Aufstellungen.

Der SV Werder Bremen im Live-Ticker gegen den 1. FSV Mainz 05: Anpfiff in Mainz ist am heutigen Samstag um 15.30 Uhr, der Liveticker startet hier gegen 14.30 Uhr mit den Startelf-Aufstellungen beider Mannschaften. Alle News, Tore und Infos rund ums Bundesliga-Spiel gibt es dann hier.

Zum Vorbericht:

Klare Ansage von Werder Bremen-Coach Ole Werner vor dem Mainz 05-Spiel: „Jetzt die Ernte einfahren“

Der SV Werder Bremen will im Auswärtsspiel beim FSV Mainz 05 am Samstag (15.30 Uhr im DeichStube-Liveticker) zurück in die Erfolgsspur finden. Der Vorbericht der DeichStube.

Bremen – Die Sonne strahlt, ganz allmählich steigen die Temperaturen. Der Frühling ist da – was in der Landwirtschaft das untrügliche Zeichen für die beginnende Feldarbeit ist. Ole Werner ist, um im Bild zu bleiben, schon ein paar Schritte weiter. Weil auch die Bundesliga schon etwas weiter ist. „Wir können jetzt die Ernte einfahren für die Arbeit, die wir bisher geleistet haben“, betont der Cheftrainer des SV Werder Bremen.

„Die Chancen, die sich uns jetzt bieten, müssen wir wieder anders nutzen, als wir es in den vergangenen Wochen getan haben.“ Da hat der Aufsteiger in zu vielen knappen Partien den Kürzeren gezogen, weil in den entscheidenden Momenten bittere Fehler produziert wurden. Ein unschöner Keimling, der schon seit einiger Zeit bei seinem Team heranwächst und inzwischen zum echten Problem geworden ist. Und ausgerechnet jetzt geht es zum FSV Mainz 05 (Samstag, 15.30 Uhr im DeichStube-Live-Ticker), der das genaue Gegenteil darstellt und aktuell einen Punkt nach dem anderen einfährt.

Werder Bremen-Trainer Ole Werner fordert gegen Mainz 05 „besseres Verteidigen“ als zuletzt

„Jedes Erfolgserlebnis hilft, jedes Negativerlebnis kostet ein bisschen Kraft“, ist sich Ole Werner sicher. „Wir hatten seit dem Winter zwei wirklich schlechte Spiele, gegen Köln und Frankfurt, ansonsten waren wir meistens mindestens auf Augenhöhe. In vielen Partien waren wir von den Spielanteilen her sogar besser als der Gegner.“ Doch das bringt nichts, wenn am Ende die Punkte fehlen. Noch kann sich der SV Werder Bremen dieses Defizit einigermaßen leisten, profitiert nach 26 Spieltagen von der Ausbeute, die es vor allem in der Hinrunde, aber auch noch zum Start der zweiten Saisonhälfte gab. Doch da war das Auftreten noch ein anderes. „Wir müssen als Mannschaft generell wieder besser verteidigen“, fordert der 34-Jährige. „Wir haben es gegen Bochum, Wolfsburg, Union Berlin und Stuttgart viel besser gemacht als zuletzt. Es sollte nicht so sein, dass wir immer zwei, drei Tore brauchen, um ein Spiel zu gewinnen.“

Gegen den FSV Mainz 05 dürfte das nicht anders sein. „Das ist eine Mannschaft, die sehr intensiv spielt, ein sehr gutes Verhalten bei zweiten Bällen hat“, lautet Werners Analyse. „Wir können uns auf ein hektisches und umkämpftes Spiel einstellen, bei dem es viel um Körperlichkeit geht, aber vielleicht auch Standards eine große Rolle spielen werden.“ Der Bremer Coach unterstreicht deshalb: „Wir müssen diesen Charakter annehmen, dagegenhalten und darüber hinaus unsere Stärken zur Geltung bringen.“
Und natürlich die eigenen Fehler abstellen. „Am Ende des Tages ist es immer die Aufgabe, unter Beweis zu stellen, dass man Dinge verbessern kann und trotzdem bei sich bleibt. Das war in der Vergangenheit eine große Stärke von uns“, hebt Werner hervor. Auch deshalb ging es unter der Woche noch einmal explizit um die Schwankungen nach dem Anpfiff der zweiten Halbzeit, wo Werder Bremen in dieser Rückrunde schon einige Gegentreffer kassiert oder Großchancen zugelassen hat.

Werder Bremen gegen den FSV Mainz 05 im Live-Ticker - Ole Werner: „Wichtig, gemeinsam in eine Richtung zu laufen“

Kapitän Marco Friedl hatte deshalb vor dem Spiel beim FSV Mainz 05 angekündigt, mit dem Mannschaftsrat das Trainerbüro aufsuchen zu wollen, um eine Lösung für die Problematik zu finden. „Es war jetzt keine Besprechung, die einzig und allein das Thema Halbzeitpause hatte, sondern eine, die sehr regelmäßig stattfindet, um gewisse Dinge abzustimmen“, verrät Werder Bremens Übungsleiter. „Jetzt vor der entscheidenden Phase der Saison war es mir auch wichtig, noch mal gewisse Dinge gemeinsam zu besprechen. Weil es wichtig ist, dass das Trainerteam und die Führungsspieler gemeinsam in eine Richtung laufen.“

Preferably forward.

"I don't want us to go into the next games looking in the rear-view mirror, but looking ahead and at our strengths," emphasizes

, who at the same time promises: "If we keep making the games tight and get into improve one or two things, then we'll win games again.” If not, then

are threatened with a rather meager harvest.

(mbu)