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Jena – The big reboot after the horror season did not materialize. In the 2-0 win over Carl Zeiss Jena, Werder Bremen relied on continuity in tactical terms. Our tactics columnist Tobias Escher explains why the Greenish-Whites struggled so hard in the first half and why a new signing gave the game new impetus.
New season, new luck: that is the great hope of the Bremen fans. Everything should be different this season and please also better than last season. The beginning of the competitive game could not awaken this hope, on the contrary: it remembered in many aspects Werder Bremen How to play against Carl Zeiss Jena to those of last season, for better or for worse.
Werder Bremen vs. Carl Zeiss Jena: Patrick Erras as the new Kevin Vogt
Florian Kohfeldt put his team in a mixed formation of 4-4-2 and 5-3-2. Switching between a chain of four and five was Bad patrick responsable. When the opponent had the ball, it fell towards the defense. There should be stability in the last line. With his own possession, he moved to sixth position at the head of the defense. Erras’ role was reminiscent of the only loan player Kevin Vogt had played in the previous second half of the season.
The graph shows Werder Bremen’s interaction between offense and defense: when the opponent was in possession of the ball, they were in a 5-3-2 system as shown. In possession of the ball, Erras went to the midfield line.
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I was in the midfield Werder Bremen Positioned slightly differently than last season. Leonardo Bittencourt and Yuya osako nominally started out as a winger. However, they kept moving towards the media spaces. They must show presence behind the chain of the opposing midfield. At first, a double storm should add more depth to your own game: Davie selke and Josh sargent he often started behind the opposing defense.
Despite these changes to the details, Bremen’s match plagued first-half weaknesses that Werder fans already know from last season. Werder Bremen he had a lot of possession, but played it mainly in his own defense. Gaining space in the midfield? Nothing. Erras reinforced this effect by playing mainly with the safe pass.
Werder Bremen vs. Carl Zeiss Jena – Alert opponents with constant pressure
That Werder Bremen He barely advanced above the center of the field, he also corresponded to the rival. Carl Zeiss Jena defended compact. Their 4-4-2 system was designed to keep the gaps between defense and midfield small. Although the Thuringians did not dare to push too hard, they repeatedly disrupted the Bremen structure. As soon as the Bremen central defender tried to push the ball on his foot, Jena’s forwards withdrew. They constantly avoided this dribble. So they opened another way for Bremen to gain space.
The Bremer advanced almost exclusively on the wings. Left side Ludwig augustinsson and right side Theodor Gebre Selassie they became the most conspicuous actors. They played their role offensively and started the game. Its flanks were harmless for a long time. Before the break, Bremen had mostly set-piece opportunities.
Werder Bremen with changes during the break: troublemaker Josh Sargent and Tahith Chong
Obviously, Kohfeldt wasn’t happy with his team’s performance. The five-man chain against the ball brought stability, but otherwise had no significant effect. Consequently, Kohfeldt disbanded the chain of five. For Erras came Davy klaassen, Kohfeldt Tahith Chong replaced Yuya Osako. Bremen now acted with a mix of 4-4-2 and diamond. The latter arose from Klaassen’s offensive impulse: he kept advancing, he was practically permanently in front of six Maximilian Eggestein. Werder Bremen he now had a significantly greater presence against the opposing defensive chain.
As a result, it was not Klaassen but loan player Tahith Chong who became the key player. The young Dutchman challenged the balls as a right winger and was looking for one on one. Bremen was able to develop its own structure of play on the wings much more effectively. Because Chong also entered the penalty area, Werder Bremen much more presence there. Bremen was not only more effective on Chong’s right side, but also after crosses from the left. So beheaded Josh sargent a flank of Augustinsson from the left to take the lead (49th). Sargent not only convinced as a forward in the second half. Over and over again he exchanged positions with Leonardo Bittencourt. Sargent ran from the left side into the penalty area and caused confusion in Jena. This interaction helped dominate a tired Jena team.
Despite victory against Carl Zeiss Jena: questions remain at Werder Bremen
The Bremen game gained even more depth after the substitutions of Niklas Füllkrug (75, for Selke) and Nick Woltemade (75, for Bittencourt). Woltemade kept pushing from midfield into the penalty area, and Füllkrug was there as always. Both are interesting variants for a powerful occupation of the sixteen opposites.
With the second half greatly improved, Werder Bremen took a 2-0 win. From a tactical point of view, only the second half gives hope for the next season. At the start of the Bundesliga against Hertha BSC, Bremen will have to improve mainly in terms of penetration if they want to avoid a false start like last season.
