Once again on Friday evening, Werder Bremen beat Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga. This time, the result ended 4-2 for the home side. Kruse and Co. created many opportunities and finished the game off. “It’s our game plan to go forward. We prefer to take the risky pass than the safe pass,” said captain Max Kruse. For the captain and his teammates, it wasn’t just a home win but also a reinforcement of their playing philosophy that Florian Kohfeldt has installed. “This week we had an extra dinner together and discussed our playing philosophy. We made it clear that even if we are drawing in the final five minutes, we want to go and find the winner. Everyone on the pitch knows that,” said Kohfeldt. It can go wrong sometimes, like against RB Leipzig but against Schalke 04, Werder’s courage and offensive urgency got them the three points.


