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Edin Terzic blew hard after the final whistle at the Weserstadion in Bremen.
“Ugh, hey!” Growled the new BVB manager after the 2-1 away win and applauded his assistants Sebastian Geppert and Otto Addo with satisfaction. (Bundesliga table)
The 38-year-old made his debut as BVB head coach two days after his promotion. “That was, of course, a special day for me,” he said, who followed Lucien Favre. “We did not play the best football. For example, we could have played with more clarity and determination at the end of the game. But what was very important: we walked every meter as a team, we pushed each other and we cheered. I am satisfied.”
Above all, Terzic made a smart move that helped his debut victory. Many observers were surprised early in the game that Marco Reus was in a slightly lower position than usual.
Reus: “Penalty badly shot”
Terzic returned to the bottom four in Bremen, leaving room for an additional offensive player. Instead of a classic ten, he placed Reus as a sort of left eight on a par with Jude Bellingham. Axel Witsel played back in all six. Thanks to this row of three, BVB was able to put pressure on Bremen again and again.
After the game, Terzic explained his tactical trick: “We wanted to actively influence the opponent by pressing the ball. We put Marco in this position so that we can keep the distance for him as short as possible.
Reus played a good game and set the tone in midfield like clockwork. In the 72nd minute, the BVB star had a good chance of going head first. Then six minutes later, he shot his team to victory (78th).
“My penalty was shot badly,” the 31-year-old later said. “I changed my mind at the last minute. I’m happy it worked on the sidelines and we won.”
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Terzic praises Reus: “Incredibly important”
Regarding the system change, Reus said: “We played in a different basic order. The belief was that we would be a good team if we did everything together, defensively and offensively.”
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Matchwinner Reus! Terzic had many one-on-one conversations in the hotel during the day before the match against Werder, including with the attacker.
In SPORT1When asked, Terzic said about the importance of the BVB veteran (since 2012): “Marco is an incredibly important player, not only for us, but also for the whole of Germany. We are happy to have him, he moved on today. He had good players. “. Actions and scored the winning goal for us. We are happy that he is with us. “
And Reus said to conclude: “That was the correct reaction. It is always important when you are after such a brutal defeat. (1: 5 vs. Stuttgart; editor’s note) returns with a victory. When a club changes its coach, of course, the team also knows that it has failed. You have to be very clear. So today it was our duty. It is important that we win. “
Thanks to Terzic’s move!
