"You have to be 11 friends", "We are only strong together", "One for all, all for one" - SV Werder worked hard all week building up the team's spirit with a number of team-building measures...
"You have to be 11 friends", "We are only strong together", "One for all, all for one" - SV Werder worked hard all week building up the team's spirit with a number of team-building measures...
"You have to be 11 friends", "We are only strong together", "One for all, all for one" - SV Werder worked hard all week building up the team's spirit with a number of team-building measures. The focus was on Leverkusen and the rest of the season. "Today we worked as a team. Even if it sounds silly, that was an important step for the final stretch of the season," said Aaron Hunt on Saturday a few minutes after a 1-0 defeat at Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
Zlatko Junuzovic's statements also matched Hunt's positive spin. "We are not looking for excuses. We had a lot of positive aspects this week. That will help us all - especially for the rest of the matches," said Junuzovic. The Green-Whites had a much better team performance compared to last week with a 90-minute fight with pure desire. The question whether Werder would perform as a team was answered with an emphatic exclamation point.
WERDER.de collected some reaction in the mixed zone:
Thomas Schaaf: "We worked very well on defence. Unfortunately we gave up too much in one situation. Otherwise we wanted to change something. Altogether we worked very well and played with dedication. What we are missing is the conviction and confidence up front."
Clemens Fritz: "We fought and showed passion but we are still disappointed. Altogether we didn't give up too much. We kept together, worked a lot during the week and spoke a lot with one another. We need to continue to work on that."
Aaron Hunt: "We wanted to do a lot going into the game. That was clearly better today than in the last few weeks. We didn't give up much defensively but we need to do more offensively."
Zlatko Junuzovic: "That was a slight improvement trend today. We came up with a good performance and actually played better. In the back, we stood well. We just need to be more aggressive up front."
