Miele and Hunt: match winners v Mainz

Double goal scorer Aaron Hunt directs his teammates during the match against Mainz.
First Team
Monday, 05.11.2012 / 08:57

When Werder manager Klaus Allofs was asked about the Volkswagen Man of the Match Aaron Hunt, he didn't want to just praise his current captain. "I just hope you also ask me about the man in the back. He was another guy today who did everything...

When Werder manager Klaus Allofs was asked about the Volkswagen Man of the Match Aaron Hunt, he didn't want to just praise his current captain. "I just hope you also ask me about the man in the back. He was another guy today who did everything right which you can do," said Allofs about his goalkeeper Sebastian Mielitz, who kept his team in the game against Mainz with a number of great saves. "If you want to pick out Aaron Hunt, then you also have to talk about Sebastian, who played tremendously today. He saved us a couple times today. ‘Miele' reacted perfectly in the short backpass from Basti Prödl. He deserves a major compliment," said Allofs. "I hope that the public soon realizes that we are still very well covered at goalkeeper after the departure of Tim Wiese."

Head coach Thomas Schaaf has known that for a long time as he also praised his top keeper. "I saw a very good keeper today who played a good match and was the backbone we needed in some dangerous situations," said Schaaf. The 24-year-old keeper was naturally happy about the praise but as usual remained modest, saying: "Those kinds of situations are just part of the job and I am expected to clear away those balls when we play as offensively as a team as we do."

Instead, Mielitz wanted to talk about the double goal scorer Aaron Hunt. "He is very important for us. And he showed that again today. Those were two very important goals. I am really happy about that and the whole team. I have had the honour of playing behind him for some time now. He is a super footballer. Now he also has the self-confidence and the right body language," said Mielitz.

Petersen: "He is one of the leaders"

Striker Nils Petersen has only been playing alongside Hunt for a couple of months. But he is already full of praise. "He is an excellent player. He is one of the leaders in the team. It's not only about his goals but also the way he plays the game that can push the whole team. Every team would be thrilled to have a player like him among their ranks.

Hunt seems to be a real danger on offense, especially on set pieces, as defender Sebastian Prödl noted. "He can do that. He practices that every week. Just the fact that he takes the ball with five minutes left and blasts it in shows how much confidence he has. He is taking over more and more responsibility. Today you could see that he took the step forward which everyone asked of him. He is a quiet guy but he approaches players internally in the team," said Prödl. About Hunt's first goal, Prödl added: "We all know how strong he is with his left foot but now he has shown that he can do it with his right foot as well."

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