After 17 matches played, Werder have just 14 points, which is the worst return during the first half of a season in club history. “It really hurts,” said head coach Florian Kohfeldt after the 1-0 defeat in Köln. Werder are in the midst of a relegation battle, and could slip to a direct relegation place following the results from the Sunday fixtures. In the aftermath of the loss to Köln, the club has made it clear that it’s time to analyse things critically and find what’s going wrong in order to make a successful start into the preparations for the second half of the season.






