Pen has been put to paper and the contracts have all been signed. Jiri Pavlenka is officially a Werder player! WERDER.DE spoke to “Pavlas” about his choice to move to Bremen, his fellow Czech teammates and the city itself.
Pen has been put to paper and the contracts have all been signed. Jiri Pavlenka is officially a Werder player! WERDER.DE spoke to “Pavlas” about his choice to move to Bremen, his fellow Czech teammates and the city itself.
WERDER.DE: The transfer itself took some time to go through but you decided on Werder some time ago. How glad are you now to be here?
Jiri Pavlenka: “I’m really pleased to be here. Werder is one of the most traditional clubs in Germany. I think that there is a lot of potential in this club and obviously I am delighted to have two others from the Czech Republic in the squad as well that will be able to help me settle in at the beginning.”
WERDER.DE : What made you choose Werder?
Jiri Pavlenka: “It was always my dream to play in the Bundesliga, one of the strongest leagues in the world. It was amazing when I heard that Werder were interested in my. Of course I informed Theo and Drobo about my decision to join the club and both have only had positive things to say about the city, the club and the fans.”
WERDER.DE: You know Jaroslav Drobny from the national team and he is now a direct competitor of yours. What is your objective for pre-season?
Jiri Pavlenka: “It is definitely not going to be easy because Werder is a huge club and there are a lot of good goalkeepers here. But I believe in myself and my ability to make the breakthrough here. Werder have a very good and experienced goalkeeper in Jaroslav Drobny. For me that is fantastic since I can still learn a huge amount from him bit I will also try to help him. Ultimately we want to help and push each other so that the team can benefit from that.
WERDER.DE: It is very important as a goalkeeper to be in command of the players in front of you. In what language will you give instructions to your teammates?
Jiri Pavlenka: “I can say a few words already in English but obviously it’s important to be able to speak in German, which is why I will try to learn the language as quickly as possible. It would be ideal to do that immediately but I first want to brush up on my English.”
WERDER.DE: Have you had any chance to look around the city?
Jiri Pavlenka: “I still haven’t been able to see much. I know that Bremen is not as big as Prague but I originally come from a small city, so I think I will definitely be happy here. After the training camp is over, I will definitely take some time to look around and check out the sites.”
WERDER.DE: And who would you prefer to be your tour guide, Gebre Selassie or Drobny?
Jiri Pavlenka: “Both I think! ‘Theo’ would show me absolutely everything in one day and with ‘Drobo’ I would probably see more of the stuff to do at night (laughs).”
