Once again, Werder Bremen striker Claudio Pizarro made clear exactly how crucial he is to the Green-Whites' offensive game. In the game against Hoffenheim, the....
Once again, Werder Bremen striker Claudio Pizarro made clear exactly how crucial he is to the Green-Whites' offensive game. In the game against Hoffenheim, the....
Once again, Werder Bremen striker Claudio Pizarro made clear exactly how crucial he is to the Green-Whites' offensive game. In the game against Hoffenheim, the Peruvian scored his 57th goal in 100 Bundesliga matches for Werder Bremen. "That is exactly why we pushed so hard for him before the season. We know his qualities and know that he makes the difference in games like these," said head coach Thomas Schaaf. Describing the winning goal, Schaaf said: "Claudio put himself in position at the right moment and was very well served. The ball came into a space where it's tough for the keeper to judge. And Claudio looped the ball into the goal with all his experience," said the coach.
Pizarro's goal left Hoffenheim coach Ralf Rangnick nearly in doubt. He said his team played a good match other than the South American's goal. And it sounded like Rangnick would like to have a player like Claudio Pizarro in his ranks. "I cannot blame anyone. Our attitude was right but when a team like Bremen score a goal like that against you it's very difficult. On the other hand we have had troubles scoring goals. We are missing offensive players like Obasi and Ba. We hope that they come back quickly. But it also could have ended 0-0. That would have been fair," said Rangnick.
After the game, Tim Wiese gave a simple description by his coach. "One chance, bang, goal! That's how it should be. He (Pizarro) gave us the three points today." But the goal scorer did not want to take all the credit and praised the entire team. "This is the result the entire team worked very hard for. We were all very patient and we were rewarded with a goal. This was a very important victory. Our big advantage was our experience. That played a very important role. We were intelligent enough not to be nervous and wait for the right moment," said Pizarro.
