Dutt: "Whole Jerez package was convincing"

Robin Dutt will be preparing his team for the second half of the season in the next ten days in the training camp in Jerez. (Photo: getty).
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Wednesday, 08.01.2014 / 13:17

Shortly before departure for Jerez de la Frontera, Werder head coach Robin Dutt took some time to talk about some important issues in the world of Werder. How can Aaron Hunt gain a special status? Why did the Werder coach...

Shortly before departure for Jerez de la Frontera, Werder head coach Robin Dutt took some time to talk about some important issues in the world of Werder. How can Aaron Hunt gain a special status? Why did the Werder coach decide in favour of Jerez and against Belek? And why is he taking three injured players in Kroos, Fritz and Junuzovic to Spain? WERDER.DE noted the answers for you.

WERDER.DE: Coach Dutt, what are your goals for the team in the new year?
Robin Dutt: We want to continue to develop. That means that we have to continue working on our defensive play in the training camp. We did keep a clean sheet in five matches, so that makes it that much more aggravating that we gave us so many goals in the other matches. We want to reach 40 points, so the team theoretically needs to collect 21 points.

WERDER.DE: Thomas Eichin announced that he will go to the upper limits on a contract extension with Aaron Hunt. Are you happy about that?
Robin Dutt: Aaron is a very important player for us. He is not only our absolute offensive leader this season but he's also played very good defensively. Besides, he has a great impact on the team. Aaron without a doubt has a special status within the team and with the fans.

WERDER.DE: Why are injured players Junuzovic, Fritz and Kroos travelling to the training camp as well?
Robin Dutt: It's important to me that they learn the tactical measures even if they cannot train with the team. That way they won't have as many new things when they return to team training.

WERDER.DE: At the start of the second half, the team will play three of their first four matches at home against Braunschweig, Dortmund and Gladbach. What do you think about the schedule?
Robin Dutt: Just as important as it was winning the last game of the first half, it will also be important to be successful in the first match of the second half. It would be nice to start the second half with a victory, if nothing else because that's always a confirmation of the hard work during the preparations and in the training camp.

WERDER.DE: Werder had always in the past years held their winter training camp in Belek. Why is the team not in Turkey but instead in Spain?
Robin Dutt: There are different conditions that help decide the location of the training camp. The most important thing is the training grounds on site and if you have exclusive use of them and not sharing them with another team. In addition, there should the necessary peace and quiet. And the third thing is that the surroundings play a big role. The players should be able to relax between the hard training sessions during the day and also feed the soul. I have been in Turkey a couple of times with teams, but also in Spain and so I know the differences. And in the end, the whole Jerez package was convincing.

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