Young people research – and win!
Werder stopped the intermediate low (previously two bankruptcies) with a 3-0 win against Heidenheim. And that with a very young starting eleven. Goal scorer Marvin Ducksch: “It’s sad that I was the oldest on the pitch today at 27. But there you can see what is still in us. “
Experienced players like Ömer Toprak (32), Christian Groß (32), Leo Bittencourt (27) were injured or just sat on the bench like Tony Jung (29) this time. And so with Ilia Gruev, Manuel Mbom, Lasse Mai, Romano Schmid (all 21) and Eren Dinkci (19), the youngest Werder team (average: 23.8 years) since March 24, 2012 (1: 1 against Augsburg ) on the lawn. At that time the coach was called Thomas Schaaf.
Youngest team since 2012: Always greener!
The current coach Markus Anfang after the 3-0: “We had five players who weren’t older than 21. That’s our situation. And yet we were at eye level. “
The change in personnel after relegation made the makeover necessary and possible. However, setbacks like the 3-0 win in Dresden have to be accepted. It is all the more important that this was followed by a sense of achievement.
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Beginning: “The guys worked for it. You should enjoy it. Victory is good for you and gives you confidence. It’s great when the young players have such an experience. “
“Reconstruction” is the key word. Werder want to achieve him with these young players. And the beginning trusts them to do that, but encourages understanding: “If we build up pressure, they will not be able to tap their potential. The young players can do that, but we have to be patient. “