The situation remains the same at SV Werder Bremen. Florian Kohfeldt’s side know how to play football, but have so far failed to grind out results and have often been left with either a draw or a loss. Davy Klaassen spoke in the Mixed Zone about the importance of the little things in Werder’s game, and once again addressed their winless run of seven Bundesliga matches.
Werder enter a new week well-rested after a weekend off for the final international break of the year. Despite the precarious situation Werder are currently in, Davy Klaassen remains in good spirits. He, as well as the rest of the team, are feeling very optimistic about the final few games before the winter break: “The mood is still really good; it’s one of our strengths as a team.”
Nonetheless, the squad believe that it’s the ‘little things’ in their game that decide whether they win or lose. Whether it be down to weaknesses at set pieces, or individual mistakes, it’s all part of a learning process that will “hopefully improve the team overall” in the end, according to Klaassen. It’s important to address each other’s mistakes, but also to support each other. Klaassen also believes that everyone must take responsibility: “I expect myself and the rest of the team to improve these things. If we do that, I believe we can achieve a lot.”
If they manage to do this over the coming weeks then the Dutchman believes Werder will be back on the right track. “We create five to ten good chances every game; that should be enough to win. We never lose faith and are all 100% behind our game plan.”
However, Werder’s current captain believes there may have to be a change in penalty taker. After two missed penalties so far this season, someone else may have to step up to the plate for the next spot kick. However, Klaassen didn’t want to give too much away on the subject: “Perhaps someone else will take the next one. The most important thing is that it goes in.” These are the sorts of things that could be the difference between a win or a loss against Schalke on Saturday (15:30 CEST).
