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Werder Bremen deservedly lost the first Bundesliga match of 2021 after a disappointing performance against Union Berlin with 0: 2 – DeichStube’s follow-up report *.
Bremen – It is not known how many tears of bitterness the marketing experts of the sponsor Wiesenhof wept. There must have been some. Because what they Werder Bremen introducing a new line of meatless products for the game against Union Berlin He had written on the chest of the jersey, it was confirmed by the players on the field on the one hand bitterly ironic, because the performance in the 0-2 bankruptcy was somehow meatless. On the other hand, the slogan was frustrated in the chest. “Green Legend” was written on the jerseys, but nothing Werder had shown was legendary. “Green Disaster” – that would have been better.
After 90 minutes, in which coach Florian Kohfeldt’s team was not on par with the rival in the truest sense of the word, a state of mind remained that did not correspond to what Bremen expected before the game. A victory and more stability in the table, that was the declared objective. But in the end it was found that the SV Werder Bremen stability is lacking to look really stable on the table. Moreover, the differences with Union Berlin, a club that certainly do not have better grades than Werder, were devastating.
“Bocksauer” appeared on Kohfeldt after the game and avoided every euphemistic word. “Just wrong” was the performance on a “day of total darkness”. “There is nothing to say that it was good,” said the coach, who generally always finds a positive approach, no matter how small. Not this time. There simply were none.
Werder Bremen vs. Union Berlin: Kevin Möhwald is out for a short time
The offensive? Harmless. Also because the midfield with Yuya Osako, Leonardo Bittencourt and Romano Schmid (in the absence of Kevin Möhwald, who had a gastrointestinal virus) simply bounced off physically superior Berliners. The strong impression that Werder Bremen he is too weak in the middle of the team and has very little robustness to offer, but sporting director Frank Baumann strongly objected, as you would expect from players on the field. “We had no physical deficit,” he said, “the problem was that we didn’t even get into the duels because we weren’t quick to act and we didn’t invest enough, especially in the first half.” That Werder barely managed to finish and he certainly didn’t have any convincing chances, it should be seen as a consequence. Even when in the last quarter of an hour the Bremen team had not only Josh Sargent but also returnees Niclas Füllkrug and Davie Selke, as well as Tahith Chong, a total of four attackers, on the field, nothing happened. Does it help a lot a lot? Not in this case.
Union Berlin is “way ahead” of Werder Bremen
Union Berlin, on the other hand, had two attackers to offer in Taiwo Awoniyi, on loan from Liverpool FC, and Sheraldo Becker, a right-back discovered at ADO Den Haag, who more than once embarrassed the Bremen defense at speed. And they also scored the goals. Becker 0: 1 (12th), Awoniyi 0: 2 (28th).
On Saturday, the Union duo were highlighted by the fact that the Berliners did much better than the Bremen team in terms of scouting and roster composition. Baumann, to whom this criticism is directed, acknowledges: “Unión did a good job this season and last. The club is taking advantage of many of its possibilities at the moment ”. And the table also shows that the Köpenicker Werder Bremen They are currently “a good deal ahead,” but there are also other comparisons where Werder wouldn’t do so badly, says Baumann: “Of course you can use Union as an example. However, compared to other clubs, we are currently making the most of our opportunities. ” See the final result of Schalke 04 or the better-off neighbors 1899 Hoffenheim and Hertha BSC.
Werder Bremen vs. Union Berlin: “If you play like this, you won’t win a Bundesliga match”
The fact that his own chances are not leading to a safe midfield for the time being is due to Werder’s own fault for the lack of performance on Saturday. “We missed an opportunity,” Baumann said. The opportunity only existed on paper, not on the field. The former honorary and professional captain lacked “a satisfactory explanation” for this. For the next game at Bayer Leverkusen, he now demands a clear reaction from the Bremen professionals: “Be awake, act fast, do everything physically, act as a team, participate in duels and then lead consistently, if we can’t do it. We definitely don’t have a chance. ”Or as Kohfeldt put it after the final whistle against the Union:“ If you play like this, you won’t win a Bundesliga game. ”And his statement before the game that Werder Bremen It was “on par” with Union in terms of individual quality, had to profit again for the moment because it had been brutally refuted: “So it was today.” (CSA)
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False start of the new year: harmless SV Werder Bremen declared bankruptcy against Union Berlin
Bremen – New year, old problem: has its weak home SV Werder Bremen even in the first Bundesliga game in 2021 you can’t play against him 1. FC Union Berlin set up a deserved 0: 2 (0: 2) loss for coach Florian Kohfeldt’s team on Saturday afternoon. On offense, the Bremen team put on a more than harmless performance: forward Niclas Füllkrug’s comeback didn’t change that either. In the table, Werder failed the expected connection with the assured midfield.
Compared to a 3-0 cup success at Hannover 96 Florian Kohfeldt four changes in the initial XI of the SV Werder Bremen accomplished. Niklas Moisander, Milos Veljkovic, Jean-Manuel Mbom and Tahith Chong had to return to the bench, while Ömer Toprak, Marco Friedl, Leonardo Bittencourt and Yuya Osako returned to the starting lineup. Kevin Möhwald would also have had a good chance to start the game against Union, but he fell for a short time with a gastrointestinal effect. For his teammates on the pitch, the year 2021 started off extremely unpleasant.
Not even 30 minutes were played when the guests headed by Union Berlin already comfortable with 2-0 – and Werder Bremen he had helped a lot in both goals. Before the game, Bremen fans held a sign that read “Thank you Union! For the 3: 0 against Düsseldorf “he hung up at the Weserstadion, and it almost seemed that the team wanted to thank the Berliner Schützenhilfe in the relegation battle of the previous season.
False start of the new year: Werder Bremen against Union Berlin too harmless
In the twelfth minute, a strong pass deep into the depths of Union central defender Robin Knoche was enough to complete the bottom line of the SV Werder Bremen to bring a desperate situation. Taiwo Awoniyi storm partner served Sheraldo Becker, who in turn hit dry with his left to 1-0 in the far corner. Marco Friedl in particular did not look good on this stage because he had lost sight of the scorer. Even before the 2-0 draw, the Austrian made a serious mistake a little later. On his own corner flag, Friedl, pressured by Becker, began to break free, landing right at Robert Andrich’s feet. Berlin Union The midfielder immediately brought Awoniyi into the spotlight, who did not hit the ball correctly into the penalty area, but caught Werder goalkeeper Jiri Pavlenka (28th) by surprise. Bremen then protested loudly because they wanted to have seen Becker fouling Friedl, but it was justified to let the game continue.
If the hosts had at least two more deals before conceding the second goal in the person of Bittencourt (23rd) and Maximilian Eggestein (28th), nothing continued until the break. Werder’s “professional football director” Clemens Fritz was left with little more to hold on to: “Union Berlin He is superior to us in all respects so far. Everything we set out to do we have not yet implemented ”. It shouldn’t improve much that afternoon.
Werder Bremen against Union Berlin too lethargic
Kohfeldt responded and entered for the second round. Davie selke (for Osako) and Jean-Manuel Mbom (for Bittencourt) two new forces to bring your team out of lethargy. But that did not change anything in terms of performance: Werder continued to act without ideas in the game forward and had great difficulties with the opponent’s physical style. That Union Berlin He had the first chance after the break, it was almost logical: Grischa Prömel got a free kick from 18 meters, but did not aim with enough precision (56º). Awoniyi had a chance to make a preliminary decision a little later after Becker had worked hard: the forward put the ball over the goal in the penalty area (70). AND Werder Bremen? Meanwhile, I had a scene in the penalty area when Selke somehow pushed the ball towards Union goalkeeper Andreas Luthe after a corner kick with his thigh. But that was not dangerous.
In the 76th minute, the attacker made a comeback Niclas filling jug, which came into play for Romano Schmid and was therefore used again for the first time after his calf injury in October. But the 27-year-old could no longer guarantee change. After all, his return is tied to the hope of recovery, which from the perspective of the SV Werder Bremen Saturday afternoon around 5:23 pm, but it was very little comfort. (dco)
Werder Bremen: Pavlenka – Gebre Selassie, Toprak (82 ° Veljkovic), Friedl, Augustinsson (76 ° Chong) – Groß, Eggestein, Bittencourt (46 ° Mbom), Osako (46 ° Selke), Schmid (76 ° Füllkrug) – Sargent
1. FC Union Berlin: Luthe – Friedrich, Knoche, Hübner – Trimmel, Andrich, Lenz – Prömel (76th Griesbeck), Ingvartsen – Becker (88th Teuchert), Awoniyi (83th Ryerson)
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