Trinks starting debut: "I thank Thomas Schaaf for the trust"

Florian Trinks often had to deal with the strong Arturo Vidal but the Werder youngster did a good job.
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Monday, 28.02.2011 / 08:07

Florian Trinks was exhausted but more than happy as he addressed the journalists after the game. The 18-year-old youngster had just played his first full 90 minutes of the Bundesliga. "I am pretty tired but of course am happy that we got the equaliser. It feels like a victory...

Florian Trinks was exhausted but more than happy as he addressed the journalists after the game. The 18-year-old youngster had just played his first full 90 minutes of the Bundesliga. "I am pretty tired but of course am happy that we got the equaliser. It feels like a victory after coming back from 2-0 down," said Trinks, who made his Bundesliga debut nearly a month ago against Bayern Munich. After playing a total of just 41 Bundesliga minutes, Trinks was called upon to start by Werder coach Thomas Schaaf. "I thank Thomas Schaaf for the trust which he gave me. I hope that I was able to help the team a little bit today," said Trinks.

The Werder bosses were very satisfied with Trinks's performance against the second placed team. "With the freshness that he brings in, his element of youth and unconcern, he did excellently today," said Schaaf about Trinks. "Florian has been in the club for a long time and missed a long time as well. But his showing today documented that he belongs among us." But Schaaf also said the 18-year-old has room to improve. "That was a good start today, but he naturally has to continue to improve." And manager Klaus Allofs offered: "Trinks is a huge talent who offers us an additional option in the midfield."

Trinks said that the team cannot play as individuals at the moment. "We all know that we have to put behind us our personal goals. It doesn't matter if you come from the bench or start the game. We can only do it together," said Trinks. "The fact that Florian, ‘Boro' and Sandro (Wagner) played today was not a decision against the others but speaks for the three of them. Florian showed some good things in training and ‘Boro' is fit again after a long time out. I hope the bruise from the game is not so bad. He did a good job in the first 30 minutes. If he would have scored one of his two chances that would have given him more confidence. Also Sandro took on the call and knows it doesn't help to complain but only hard work," said Allofs. The last statement doesn't count just for Wagner in the coming weeks but for all the Green-Whites as they have 10 important matches remaining in the fight against relegation.

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