Keep pushing up the table

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Jojo Eggestein put Werder ahead in Nürnberg (Photo: nordphoto).
First Team
Sunday, 03.02.2019 / 16:30

Von Alexander Werner

The 1-1 result in Nürnberg was definitely a dampener on morale for the Werder players. But there isn’t any time to let the result get to their heads, and the side certainly won’t be changing their objectives for the season, or burying their head in the sand. "Being in tenth place hasn't changed our objectives. We still have a lot of games ahead of us, and want to carry on fighting to climb the table. The European places remain our aim for the season," emphasised Jojo Eggestein on Sunday.

As shown earlier this season, Florian Kohfeldt’s team have taken the next step and competed with top teams in 2018/19. “I think that we’ve played good football for the most part. Of course, we’ve had games where we haven’t been so pleased. But against Eintracht, for example, we showed we’re on the right track,” said Eggestein, goalscorer against Nürnberg on Matchday 20.

It’s now important to build on the 1-1 draw as quickly as possible and to take the lessons learned into Tuesday’s DFB-Pokal clash vs. Borussia Dortmund. The game will be a special one for Jojo: “I’m looking forward to it. Playing in the cup in front of a crowd of 80,000 will be a personal highlight for me.” The 20-year-old doesn’t think Werder are at a disadvantage by being called the underdogs going into the match: “We’re embracing that and using it to spur us on.”

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