Werder Bremen are top of the table for the time being after their 2:1 win at Hansa Rostock. In addition, two Bremen players are chasing records.
“I’m pleased that we’ve won another game, seven in a row is quite an achievement. We can be a bit happy about that,” scorer Niclas Füllkrug told club media, summing up the 2-1 win at Hansa Rostock and his Werder side’s current winning streak.
In fact, seven wins in a row is remarkable for several reasons: No team in the 2. Liga has managed such a streak since SC Freiburg in the 2015/16 season (eight wins). Bremen’s club record is nine wins in a row (1980/81), while the starting record for a coach goes back to the great Otto Rehagel, who took over after the first of these nine successes and consequently stands at eight opening victories in a row.
Acritical work instead of internal record chasing
For coach Ole Werner, however, there’s no particular reason to celebrate: “For us, it’s simply about continuing to work,” the coach staked out his team’s near future at the post-match press conference, but added: “What the boys have achieved in recent weeks is worthy of all honour.” Which is why they would “enjoy the moment” in Bremen. Nevertheless, Werner said finally, “we know that there are also things to improve, which we also want to improve again with regard to Ingolstadt. “
Völler and Ducksch tied
The fact that things are going so well at Werder right now is due not only to Füllkrug’s improved performance but also to the strong form of Marvin Ducksch. Arriving early in the season from Hannover, Ducksch is the top scorer for the team from the Weser this season with 13 goals and eight assists. Against Rostock, he scored in the seventh game in a row – a shared club record. Only world champion Rudi Völler managed an equally long run in the Bundesliga in 1983 in Werder Bremen’s history rich in tradition. Against bottom side Ingolstadt next Saturday, Ducksch could even extend the record and claim it for himself.
A performance that also impresses his teammates: “I’m also glad that there are now two of us up front,” is how “Lücke” Füllkrug sums it up. Centre-back Lars-Lukas Mai also knows what he gets out of his two more offensive colleagues: “You can always rely on them. Especially in front of the opponent’s goal.
Füllkrug and Ducksch should continue to set their sights on this goal as often and successfully as possible. Because even if they don’t give much credit to internal records in Bremen, one thing is clear: With every record that is currently targeted, promotion comes a little closer.
