After the 4-0 win against Mainz, Werder Bremen were brought back to the hard ground of reality in Heidenheim. The Hanseatic League went down 2-4 – and were a bit at a loss after the final whistle.
In the end, the disappointment was great: Bremen players blamed frustration. IMAGO/Nordphoto
Romano Schmid also knew that there were ups and downs that the Bremen team had in Heidenheim. “We weren’t playing well in the first half,” said the Austrian after the 4-2 defeat on the DAZN microphone, but also pointed out that they still had chances “against such a disgusting opponent.” After the break we did a great job and were ultimately rewarded with the 2-2.
The fact that Werder ended up completely empty-handed despite overcoming a two-goal deficit caused eyebrows to furrow. “We do great in the second half, then it’s 2-2 – and we give the game away,” puzzled Schmidt and admitted: “It’s quite difficult to find words right now. I don’t know what it was .”
Marvin Ducksch, who initiated the comeback as a joker with his goal to make it 1-2 (49th), had an explanation ready. “Especially after the 2-2 you have to calm down a bit,” demanded the striker and complained that the Northern Lights had “played for the 3-2” instead. “That was mindless,” said Ducksch and also pointed out that the remaining defense didn’t work in this phase. “It must not happen that the opponent gains momentum,” emphasized the 29-year-old.
But it wasn’t the remaining defense before the 2:3 that wasn’t good, a lot of things in Bremen’s game that afternoon weren’t right. Ducksch explained that Heidenheim played as expected – but the problem was on Bremen’s side. Defensively, the “distances were too big,” but that wasn’t the only drawback, the attacker noted: “Playing with the ball wasn’t that good either, we couldn’t find the space.”
2023-09-17 17:07:07
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