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“We had to make it exciting”
After the draw in the relegation in Heidenheim and the associated relegation of Werder, Florian Kohfeldt is satisfied. The fact that it gets tight at the end suits the season.
Werder Bremen is probably starting the new season with the same staff. So that the club does not play against relegation again, many things are put to the test. Trainer Florian Kohfeldt is to lead the rebuilding.
TDespite the sheer avoidance of relegation from the Bundesliga, Werder Bremen continues to rely on coach Florian Kohfeldt. According to corresponding media reports, the 37-year-old coach should fulfill his contract on the Weser, which runs until June 30, 2023.
This was reported on Thursday by the “Weser Kurier”, the “Bild” and “Sport1.de”. The Bundesliga club wants to officially announce the results of the big seasonal analysis this Friday at a press conference.
In the course of Thursday there were initially no public statements by the Bremen people. Following the rescue in the relegation against the second division third FC Heidenheim on Monday, managing director Frank Baumann had announced that the club would comment on his future plans by the end of the week.
Bremen coach Florian Kohfeldt
Credit: dpa / Tom Weller
Since Tuesday, the club has been working on the 2019/20 season in various rounds with the supervisory board, management and coaching staff, in which Werder would have relegated from the Bundesliga almost for the first time in 40 years.
Is a team manager coming?
Nevertheless, Baumann had already declared in Heidenheim that he would continue to rely on Kohfeldt as a coach. The 37-year-old, in whom Hoffenheim is said to be interested in 1899, had kept a low profile and referred to the upcoming talks. There could not be a simple way forward.
In addition to the future of Kohfeldt, the discussions also dealt with many other questions. It is therefore conceivable that the trainer is provided with a team manager to relieve him, above all, of public relations work. The many injuries and unfortunate decisions regarding transfers should also be part of the analysis.
Kohfeldt had actually wanted to lead the Hanseatic League into the Europa League, but experienced an unprecedented crash with the green-whites. The coach, who had long been the whiz kid of the German coaching guild, was also heavily criticized in view of the sporting downward slide. Some former Bremen residents had called for the separation from Kohfeldt. Only in the relegation did the Bremen team save two draws.
The urgently required reconstruction on the Weser is made difficult by the fact that the financial means are limited. Expensive purchase commitments for loan players Ömer Toprak and Leonardo Bittencourt tie up funds. In this regard, Baumann is required in addition to Kohfeldt. The ex-professional was also criticized, but may continue like Kohfeldt.
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