Werder Bremen scores against BVB: Ömer Toprak strong, Josh Sargent pale

SV Werder Bremen lost 2-1 to Borussia Dortmund and are nine games without a win in the Bundesliga. Players in individual review – with ratings.

Jiri Pavlenka: It’s great how he avoided Akanji’s 2-1 chance (41st). Even with a header from Reus with a good reaction (72º). But then: high flank, Pavlenka couldn’t catch the ball, stayed on the goal line and then knew he should have done better. The Czech rammed Akanji – penalty, completely unnecessary. Pavlenka stopped Reus’s attempt, but the margin was in place. From savior to sinner in a split second. Note 4

Theodor Gebre Selassie: He paved the way for the 1-1 draw and also had a good chance to head the ball (53rd); the rest was a lot of hard work as a right back. But Gebre Selassie was not always in control of the situation. Note 4

Christian Gross: Moisander and Veljkovic were preferred as central defenders in the five-man defensive chain. This he did in the starting lineup for the eighth time in a row. Almost with a curious own goal when he tried to clear a cross for a corner, but hit the post of his own goal. The interface between him and Gebre Selassie was the weak point of the Bremen defense. Note 4

Omar toprak (up to 86): Have you ever had such a young opponent? Toprak had to take care of the only 16-year-old Moukoko in his opening XI opening. And although (or precisely because?) Toprak is almost twice the age of the Dortmund prodigy at 31, he made Moukoko cold in direct matches. But that’s not the only reason it was a very strong performance by Bremen’s defense chief against the former club. The fact that his defensive action landed exactly on Guerreiro before the 0-1 could not be blamed. That was unfortunate. Note 2.5

Werder Bremen scores against Borussia Dortmund: Kevin Möhwald is rewarded with a goal for a brave appearance

Marco Friedl: When things were going very fast at BVB, he too was just busy, as before 0: 1. The best action was his diagonal ball of the state exactly at Sargent (15). That had class. Overall though, it was only enough to give a brief “satisfactory”. Note 3.5

Ludwig Augustinsson: The man with the inactive balls did not add precision to the corners and free throws. Very busy as a left defender, he often but unsuccessfully intervened in offensive actions. Note 4

Maximilian Eggestein: Nice summary when he dropped the score for Kevin Möhwald. In the defensive midfield, which was again filled with three men, Eggestein never really warmed up with the game despite the roster. Note 4

Kevin Möhwald (up to 65): first shot on goal after 14 seconds, went over. Second shot on goal in the 28th minute, and that was it. Reward for being brave from the start. Note 2.5

Werder Bremen scores against Borussia Dortmund: Yuya Osako just brings the actions to a successful end

Jean-Manuel Mbom (up to 86): Opposing ball possession on a line with Eggestein and Möhwald, but when Werder had the ball, Mbom stabbed forward, played a disguised striker / left winger. Hard working, but offensively zero cash and a little awkward at times. Note 4

Yuya osako (up to 72): He pushed Schmid back to the bench, did his job on the front line, without developing any danger. Typical of the action in the fourth minute, when Osako fell too easily against Akanji in a possible counter-attack: no free kick, no counter-attack. He almost never carried out his actions successfully. Note 4.5

Josh sargent (up to 65): Everything as always: I ran, I worked, but I hardly got any balls. If they did, they quickly disappeared. Note 4.5

Leonardo Bittencourt (out of 65): Tried to speed up Bremen’s offensive actions. Note –

Werder Bremen scores against Borussia Dortmund: Nick Woltemade couldn’t move anything in the middle of the storm

Nick woltemade (from 65.): He took the position in front of Josh Sargent, but couldn’t make a difference there, either. Note –

Bad patrick (from 72): He occupied the central midfield without attracting attention. Note –

Roman Schmid (from 86.): Hope for the last minutes. Note –

Felix August (since 86): He took the position of Gebre Selassie and let the captain assault. Note –

For the first report of December 14, 2020:

Werder Bremen’s starting lineup against Borussia Dortmund: Yuya Osako in the starting lineup, Leonardo Bittencourt on the bench

To update (December 15, 2020): Now the lineups are there: Yuya Osako is in the top eleven, Leonardo Bittencourt is sitting on the bench. The entire starting line-up and everything else can be found in the live ticker of the Bundesliga match between Werder Bremen and Borussia Dortmund.

Bremen – Only two full days remain between SV Werder Bremen’s away loss at RB Leipzig and home game against Borussia Dortmund (Tuesday, 8.30pm, DeichStube live ticker), and even if coach Florian Kohfeldt emphasizes that all Bremen players have played the previous match. If I had survived well, I should rotate a bit against BVB.

In defense, for example, the return of the recovered Milos Veljkovic, who could form the three-way chain together with Ömer Toprak and Marco Friedl, is an option. Given his injury history, a breakup wouldn’t hurt Toprak either. The fact that Kohfeldt had removed the head of defense from the seat in Leipzig after 72 minutes to avoid it speaks clearly to the fact that he was also in the game of SV Werder Bremen versus Dortmund plans with him.

Werder Bremen line-up against BVB: Davie Selke injured more

Instead, Christian Groß, who had always been used this season with the exception of the first match day, could leave the team, but now he could have some time to breathe. Kevin Möhwald is offered for the spot in the double six alongside Maximilian Eggestein, in the two more offensive positions before that, Yuya Osako, who only made a brief appearance in the finals in Leipzig, was able to get past Leonardo Bittencourt. Romano Schmid, who made his debut in the starting eleven in Leipzig, would have to give up. At the top, Kohfeldt doesn’t have much of a choice – with Davie Selke and Niclas Füllkrug still injured, there’s no way around Josh Sargent at Werder Bremen against BVB either. (dco) Also interesting: this is what Werder Bremen’s Bundesliga game against Borussia Dortmund looks like live on TV and on live broadcast.