Schaaf: “We have to be aggravated”

Both captains looked in different directions with Werder’s “Merte” leaving the Rhineland area with zero points.
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Monday, 15.08.2011 / 09:47

Werder striker Lennart Thy probably didn't sleep well knowing how tight the game was. And the youngster's unused scoring opportunity in the 35th minute of Bremen's 1-0 loss at Bayer Leverkusen will likely eat at him in the coming days. "There is no excuse. I have to score...

Werder striker Lennart Thy probably didn't sleep well knowing how tight the game was. And the youngster's unused scoring opportunity in the 35th minute of Bremen's 1-0 loss at Bayer Leverkusen will likely eat at him in the coming days. "There is no excuse. I have to score that thing. That would have been the lead and would have really helped us in the game," said the 19-year-old, who admitted he is still dealing with that scene. "During the game it was okay, I was still very concentrated. But even shortly after being substituted out of course the thoughts came up. Now I have to get over it quickly," said the offensive talent.

After the game, Bremen head coach Thomas Schaaf said: "We could have made the game a lot easier for ourselves if we had just played more calmly and clearly. We had actually worked on that during the week. But we never really believed that we could have done more here." Schaaf was clearly less than pleased with the showing. "We have to be aggravated, aggravated, aggravated," said the coach. And fans and observers can understand Schaaf's feeling as at least one point would have been deserved against the Champions League side from Leverkusen. "We should have gotten at least a draw," added the coach.

Deputy captain Clemens Fritz was also aggravated. "We wanted to get up into the upper third of the table so losing the point hurts, especially because we really didn't play too bad despite not reaching our 100 percent level. The game was absolutely open and was back and forth. We stood very well in the back. In the end, Leverkusen had that little bit of luck that we were missing today," said Fritz. Goalkeeper Tim Wiese, who had an excellent performance, added: "If you don't use your chances up front then a ping pong goal like that will go in. This is not just any team. Leverkusen play in the Champions League."

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