“Wins always boost self-confidence,” says Clemens Fritz. “And the more times you win, the more confidence you get,” explains the head of scouting and professional football at SV Werder. That's exactly what the Green-Whites are hoping for this season. SVW took a good first step with the 3-1 victory over Schalke at the weekend, but with the home game against newly promoted Arminia Bielefeld on Saturday, Werder have an opponent that Fritz does not want to underestimate by any means.
The side from East Westphalia have started the new season well with a draw against Eintracht Frankfurt and a victory over 1. FC Köln. “That should serve as a warning for us. Bielefeld are a good team. It’s going to be an intense match and we’re going to need to keep up the intensity and aggression that we showed out on the pitch in Gelsenkirchen,” says the ex-professional, as he discusses last Saturday’s win. These traits were a key element to the victory against Schalke, and ones that need to be shown again in Bremen. One thing is clear for Fritz: “it’s a home game that we definitely want to win!”
