Entering its 3-0 loss to Bayern Munich on Friday, Werder Bremen expected to be able to generate offense through counterattacks.
Not so fast my friend.
Werder Bremen struggled to mount any serious threats to Bayern Munich, which allowed the Bavarians to coast through the win.
“Congratulations to Bayern on their well-deserved victory. We did a lot of things right in the first half and managed to take the tempo out of the game. But after winning the ball, we didn’t get into the transitional moments. In the second half, it was more of a one-sided affair. If you want to win at Bayern, everything must go right. In the second half, we also suffered a bit from the personnel situation. I can’t blame the team, they put everything into it and put in a good fighting performance,” said head coach Ole Werner via FCBayern.com.
Assistant Patrick Kohlmann put a positive spin on things, but acknowledged that his squad did not do enough to win.
“In the first half, we successfully carried out a lot of what we planned to do. We should have maybe created clearer goalscoring opportunities when we won the ball, but that’s easier said than done. Logically, it didn’t get any easier in the second half with the penalty and the injuries. In the end, it’s a deserved defeat,” Kohlmann said.
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