SV Werder Bremen have parted ways with head coach Florian Kohfeldt with immediate effect following Saturday’s 2-0 defeat to FC Augsburg in the Bundesliga. The club management made the decision to relieve Kohfeldt of his duties late on Saturday evening in agreement with the supervisory board of SVW.
“Following the match in Augsburg, we unfortunately no longer have the conviction that we will be able to maintain our Bundesliga status with Florian Kohfeldt as head coach. As a result, we consulted with the club’s boards on the evening following the defeat and ultimately came to this decision. We remain convinced that Florian Kohfeldt is an excellent coach, but in the present circumstances there is a consensus that a change is necessary in order to avoid relegation. We would like to thank Florian for everything he has done for Werder and wish him all the best,” said Werder Bremen’s sporting director Frank Baumann.
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Thomas Schaaf will take charge of the team following the decision to part ways with Kohfeldt. The 60-year-old, who coached Werder for 14 years and won the double with the Green-Whites in 2004 among other achievements, will travel to the quarantine training camp in Barsinghausen on Sunday and coach the team for the final phase of the season. He will assisted in this role by the current coaching staff as well as Wolfgang Rolff, who will act as assistant coach. It has been agreed with Thomas Schaaf that his involvement as head coach will be limited to the final match of the Bundesliga season and any possible relegation playoff matches.
“We’re glad that Thomas has agreed to take on the task of coaching the club in such precarious circumstances. We hope that he will be able to use his experience and prepare the players in the best possible way for the last game of the season. It will be a matter of giving them absolute conviction and total commitment for the game itself and possibly also for the relegation playoff in order to achieve our goal of staying in the Bundesliga,” said Baumann.
Thomas Schaaf is aware of how difficult the task ahead is but remains optimistic about the final game of the season against Borussia Mönchengladbach. “It’s a huge challenge of course, but we still have every chance of staying in the league. We don’t have much time, but we will do everything we can in that time to make sure we go into the match with passion, confidence, and self-belief in our own strengths so that we can be successful in the end.”
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