Werder Bremen: Reasons for a dream start: This is how Ole Werner makes Werder ready for promotion – Bundesliga

It’s actually pretty stupid for Werder that the 2nd division is now entering the winter break …

Because the Bremen team really got going under Ole Werner (33) recently. There have never been three wins in a row this season and gave the new coach a dream start.

In the second division table since Werner took office, Werder is the undisputed leader with 9 points from three games and a goal difference of 11: 3. Heidenheim follows with 6 points and 7: 4 goals.

Insanity! Suddenly Werder (as 7th only one point behind 3rd place) dreams of promotion again. But how did Werner manage that?

Dominance, pressing, goal flood: This is how Werner Werder is ready for promotion

Bremen’s coach emphasizes: “We were dominant in all three games, had a lot of pressing, and always varied, playful solutions. Of course, it also has to do with the willingness and quality of the players. “

Although Werner stuck to the beginning system (3-5-2), the team is now showing a completely different face.

Manager Frank Baumann (46) explains: “The team noticed that he fits very well as a guy. It’s a good mix of closeness and distance, and he’s good at conveying things. Analysis is one of Ole’s strengths. “

► Noticeable: Werder is much more bilious, puts their opponents under pressure even earlier with high pressure and has more ball wins.

► Werder finally gets the horsepower under Werner. The percentage of ball possession (53%) decreased slightly compared to the pre-Werner period (54%). Nevertheless, Werder is now finally exuding the calm and dominance of a promotion candidate in the build-up of the game. Big goats like in Darmstadt or Sandhausen were parked.

► The goal yield is also impressive. There were an average of 3.7 hits per game. Between matchday 1 and 15 it was only 1.4. Because under Werner, Werder is also freezing: On average, every fifth shot on goal was possible – a sensational rate! On the other hand, on the first 15 match days, only every twelfth deal landed in the box.

And all of this with minimal effort! Curious: Bremen ran the least of all teams on the past three match days (an average of only 112 kilometers per game).

Werder still got the most points – it can continue like this in 2022!