After the 3:2 in the North derby, Werder Bremen are back on top. Double goal scorer Marvin Ducksch explained which tactics contributed to the victory – and Ömer Toprak felt a measure of satisfaction.
Ole Werner’s impressive winning streak continues: While Werder had lost for the first time after eight victories against Ingolstadt in the previous week (1:1), the away waistcoat remained spotless under the new coach. For the fifth time in a row, the Bremen team took the points – and not just anywhere, but at Hamburger SV.
SVW captain Toprak particularly enjoyed the tense, sometimes even heated atmosphere. “There was a lot of talk about the game, it’s very special for the city and this area,” the 32-year-old was quoted as saying on the Werder website. “It’s awesome when you go on the pitch, 20,000 whistle at you almost the whole time – and then you win. “
Lured HSV “into the rooms “
Why did Werder win? Double goal scorer Ducksch revealed that, at least in rudimentary form. “Hamburg have their own style of play, which they tried to implement today. We adapted very well, knew which spaces they wanted to play in, did an outstanding job of running into them and deliberately left spaces open that we wanted to lure them into,” explained Ducksch, who now has 15 goals for the season to his name. “That’s what ruins a game when you have a plan. We did that very well today.”
Füllkrug, the penalty scorer for the 2-1 win, also spoke about tactics – and praised HSV keeper Daniel Heuer Fernandes. “Normally we are always very dominant, with a lot of possession. It was a bit different today because of the opponent.” He said it was difficult to press the opponent high, “because they have a very good goalkeeper who is good on the ball, so we were forced to stand a little deeper at times. “
And while Hamburg coach Tim Walter was still struggling with the referee’s decisions, Werder’s coach was in high spirits. “We played a very good first half and should have led higher,” Werner said. “We come out of the break badly, but find the right answers. Tactically we were very disciplined, the atmosphere in the stadium was good and all in all it was a deserved victory,” he summed up.
Ten league games are still to come, next Sunday (1.30pm) the league leaders will host Dynamo Dresden. “Next week, we have to make today’s victory count in the standings,” said Werner, because: “Emotionally, it’s a derby victory, which unfortunately only brings us three points.
