On Saturday, 13.09.2008, FC Energie Cottbus will visit the Weser Stadium and the Green-Whites are well aware that the side from the Lusatia region are no push-over...
On Saturday, 13.09.2008, FC Energie Cottbus will visit the Weser Stadium and the Green-Whites are well aware that the side from the Lusatia region are no push-over...
On Saturday, 13.09.2008, FC Energie Cottbus will visit the Weser Stadium and the Green-Whites are well aware that the side from the Lusatia region are no push-over – and there is no reason to believe it will be any different this time around either: “They are a defensively minded side. They use a 4-2-3-1 formation with the lone striker falling back very deeply to help defend. There won’t be a lot of space for us to play in,” noted the trainer. Werder did well to beat Energie 2-0 twice last season but the games were anything but easy affairs. In the two previous seasons, Werder also managed to win the four clashes with Cottbus, but they were made to work for them.
So how should they do it this time? “Get an early goal and try to follow that with a quick second,” is the wish of Thomas Schaaf, who is hoping to see his side regain their former easy going approach. But as not all of the trainer’s wishes can be expected to be fulfilled, Schaaf has a ‘Plan B’: “If that doesn’t materialise, then we will need to be patient, stick to our guns and keep our shape. We will need to be determined and continue to press.” It is the trainers expressed appeal to his team not to become insecure and to stick together as a team.
Quite contrary to how things developed in Bielefeld and Mönchengladbach, when the Green-Whites became disoriented and lost their way in the opposing half. Following the low-point in Gladbach, there was a “clear and defined discussion” even before the players left for international duty. The coach also explained: “It cannot function the way we played against Gladbach. We need to rectify that.” The coach concluded by saying: “We now need to fulfil our objective.”
