“Either score or don’t concede”

Kohfeldt puts focus on improving end product
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Josh Sargent celebrates his opener against Hertha BSC with Maximilian Eggestein (Photo: nordphoto).
First Team
Thursday, 24.10.2019 / 15:07

Last week’s result against Hertha BSC was disappointing for everyone in Green and White; and Florian Kohfeldt knows it. Nevertheless, the head coach doesn’t want to focus on the missed opportunities, but rather build on their approach to the game. “The game against Berlin has made us realise that we can play our type of football, while being secure at the back,” Kohfeldt said ahead of Saturday’s tricky away game at Bayer Leverkusen. After three consecutive draws, The Green-Whites have identified one key area to help them turn these results into a win: “Either score or don’t concede.”

Werder Bremen have their sights firmly set on Leverkusen. Kohfeldt’s men will travel back to the place where they won so convincingly last season, picking up a 3-1 victory through their coldblooded, efficient mentality: a virtue that was missing for SVW in their draw against Hertha; but has been worked on in every training session since. “It’s something that the entire team wants to improve in training,” explains Kohfeldt, who has put an emphasis on improving their end product. 

 

“Sit back and defend? No chance!”

When an attack is created and finished perfectly, the only possible result is a goal. However, as Werder found out against Berlin, there are times when the keeper makes a great save, or the luck isn’t on your side, and it simply won’t go in for you. Nevertheless, the belief among the Werder squad is still sky-high. “It’s deeply rooted within the boys,” says the head coach, and adds, “Everyone in the dressing room is determined that we can play good football.” That means: finding a good balance between defence and attack, creating nice passages of attacking play and to trying to score more goals, no matter what the score is. To put it shortly: playing football the Werder way.

“There are a lot of possibilities,” Kohfeldt refers not only to the match, but also to his starting XI. Two important players have finally completed their returns from injury, in the shape of Yuya Osako and Ömer Toprak. “Sit back and defend? No chance!” the head coach claims ahead of an important week for SVW, with three games in just seven days. “A big challenge” awaits them, as the question is raised as to whether they can be successful in their new aim: “score or don’t concede”, which will be the difference between a win or a loss. 

 
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