WERDER.DE: Something you’ve learned about yourself at Werder...
Niklas Moisander: "That the German mentality suits me well (laughs). I like living here, playing here, working here. The German way of playing football suits me as well – it requires a lot of running and is much more defensively orientated, which is what makes me the player I am. I find enough space here to play to my potential. Despite already having a lot of experience under my belt, I took a big step forwards physically at Werder. Despite my age, I’d never been as fit as I was last season."
WERDER.DE: Something you’ve found out about Northern Germany and Bremen...
Niklas Moisander: "Even in Finnland we have the classic stereotype of the serious, efficient German who lacks a sense of humour, but this cliché is unjustified in my opinion - I like the humour here. I also rate how safe you feel on a daily basis and how well-organised urban life in Bremen is. That is a big difference from Italy, where I used to live with my family."
WERDER.DE: Something you’ve learned about Florian Kohfeldt...
Niklas Moisander: "First of all, I must say I consider myself very fortunate to have had so many fantastic coaches in my career. As for Florian Kohfeldt: He is already a good coach and will become an even better coach. The way he prepares his players for games is very good. It really impresses me how he conveys what the deciding factors will be at the weekend and how we work on these aspects during the week at training. The way he adapts our game to suit the opposition and the clear vision he has despite his young age also really impresses me. Thanks to him, our game has become very flexible, and that to me is one of the most important things in modern football."