His first taste of action in a Werder shirt came in the friendly against Ajax, but the Czech was not totally happy with his performance. "Of course I was pleased to make my debut, but it didn't go completely smoothly. We've analysed it with Kiki Vander and we're now working to improve," said Pavlenka. Obviously, he's come to Werder in order to play. "But I know that I need to give good performances. That's my job."
Werder's new number one would prefer not to say too much about the game against Ajax because of the tragic incident involving Abdelhak Nouri: "It was a very difficult situation which pushes the football into the background." Pavlenka doesn't wish to talk too much at all, rather he wants to let his performances on the pitch do the talking. "I don't like talking about my strengths, I prefer to let others do that," said the Czech. In this regard, he's very similar to Jaroslav Drobny.