The overwhelming feeling after the weekend’s defeat at FC Augsburg is huge disappointment, however, there’s no time to waste feeling sorry for themselves for Florian Kohfeldt and his team, as attentions turn to Borussia Dortmund in the Last 16 of the DFB Pokal. The 37-year-old had already come to terms with the severity of the situation months ago, however the Pokal provides somewhat of a break from the Bundesliga for SVW, and gives them the chance to regain their confidence. “I’m aware of where we are at the moment, and how serious the situation is. Nevertheless, we are looking forward to this cup tie. We have nothing to lose,” and, therefore, everything to win. It’s a classic cup night on the Osterdeich; underneath the lights, with a sold-out crowd, against a historic opponent: there are more than enough reasons to be excited. “If that doesn’t get you excited, nothing will,” says the head coach. As difficult as it will be on Tuesday night (20:45 CET), the boys will hold their heads high, pull their socks up and go into the game with courage. There will be missed placed passes, there will be missed opportunities, however Kohfeldt is not fazed by this, “We need to take the game to them. We can’t be scared of making mistakes.” That is the only way that Werder will be able to play to their strengths, get back on track, and make it to the quarter-final.







