WERDER.DE: You have always talked since you’ve come in about how relaxed you are and that you wouldn’t feel any pressure. We’ll ask again though, have you felt a bit nervous?
Florian Kohfeldt: “No, I actually haven’t been. I was in constant discussions with Frank and I was kept informed throughout. Obviously I care about my personal situation but the first priority was to find the best solution for the club. I could’ve lived with any situation that would’ve been best for Werder.”
WERDER.DE: And when were you told about the decision?
Florian Kohfeldt: “We spoke about it properly for the first time on Friday evening and all the details were confirmed with my coaching team on Saturday. I think it is completely understandable that this decision will be met with some criticism. We can’t ignore reality at the club. I am the third U23 coach in a row that has been promoted. It is important in my eyes therefore that we step up to the plate now – the team, the coaching staff, the board and the club as a whole. We want to do what we have already done before. We need a huge effort on Sunday with the energy that probably only the Weserstadion can create.”
WERDER.DE: The task at hand is a tough one. How are you and your team going to go about it?
Florian Kohfeldt: “We will continue to work hard with the team over the next days and weeks, bring in methods to help the team improve, praise and if necessary, criticize. At the moment we are doing our analysis and developing a plan for the Hannover game. We want the team to play with the Werder Bremen style of play – attractive, attacking football. But this football has to be successful. We want to continue playing in the way that we did in the first half in Frankfurt.”