At SV Werder Bremen there was a bit of disillusionment after the start of the new year. Instead of continuing to live the European dream, the Green-Whites currently have to put up with the mousy midfield. A development that, according to Mitchell Weiser, the SVW has itself to blame. The Werder professional chose clear words for his analysis.
How much humility is good and when is it worth looking at the Bundesliga table? Mitchell Weiser from SV Werder Bremen apparently also asked himself this question. After the recent home defeat against FC Augsburg (0-2), the all-rounder struck a clear note and did not hold back in criticizing himself and his colleagues.
“I think we were a bit euphoric when we looked at the table after the 15th matchday,” Weiser was quoted by the “Deichstube” from a sponsor talk after the defeat against FCA. Weiser’s conclusion to the dreamy look at the table: “That’s just stupid!”
Rather, he and his fellow players should follow the old wisdom of looking from game to game and ignoring the tableau for now. “It counts where you are in the table on matchday 34, and before that it doesn’t matter,” he emphasized.
Weiser sees “everything is still possible” for Werder Bremen
However, Weiser does not want to write off the possible qualification for European football. After two defeats and a draw at the start of the new year, “everything is still possible”, but at the same time looking at the table is “not important”.
“We got off to a bad start in the second half of the season and now we just have to work our way out of it in order to be successful again,” said Weiser, setting the tone.
In fact, Werder had an overall good second half of 2024.
“Finally no relegation battle! Werder is a positive phenomenon in the first half of the Bundesliga. Ole Werner’s protégés were busy collecting points away, but at home there is still room for improvement,” said the first half of the season sport.de about the Green-Whites, who “often convinced in terms of football and nurtured dreams of Europe.” Due to the defensive vulnerability, the overall grade was 2.5.