It’s a shame because he could have been an important factor, especially with his emerging form. Consistent, because team discipline is essential for us. I like how Werner put it in this case. He names the problem, expresses the consequences and makes it clear how to proceed. That’s how a good dad does it. Stupid for tomorrow, but right.
You’re close to the Bremen squad, closer than you are at least, I mean, it’s “only” Paderborn, but the cup has its own laws… will Burke then storm next to Fuellkrug, or will the system be changed? Wouldn’t a hefty fine be more “painful” for the player than some recovery?
What if Bremen are now eliminated and you can see in the game that it’s because Fuellkrug is missing his congenial partner, don’t you need the income from the cup to have some wiggle-room in winter?
Sorry for the questions, I’m really interested…
thanks for the questions A hefty fine would certainly be more painful for the player, because we don’t pay that much in Bremen. But it is also more painful for squad hygiene.
It’s “only” Paderborn, but they’re second in the league and have an unbelievable goal difference. I expect a game at eye level there. Paderborn will still want to give us the ball and play on the counterattack because we can’t do that.
I don’t think Burke will start or should start because he can’t do much besides pace and deep runs (impact) and we won’t get enough space for that. Werner doesn’t have to change the system because we only played nominally with two strikers anyway. The only real one is gap. That’s why I expect the playful solution, which also @Jorge_Wolzales proposes, even if Bittencourt will not take over Duksch’s tasks 1:1.
If we were eliminated, and I think that’s possible, it’s difficult to pin it down to Duksch or the lack of it. We do not sell indulgences here, but a team sport. A fine costs the team more in integrity than the player in money over the course of the season. So the team is suffering, and that’s what we’re living on in Bremen at the moment.
By the way, I really appreciate your posts, you should write more.
I think the game against Paderborn is a good opportunity to try something out against an opponent who will probably play similar to Mainz, Bochum and Augsburg. There, Bremen has done extremely difficult.
Although the cup is also helpful for the registers, further participation has nothing to do with remaining in the BL. Means for me that Werder can try here if the team can also play a different system. A broadly designed system with a filling jug as a single tip, for example, thanks to the failure of the IVs one could even switch to a chain of four, in which the young and wise can push forward much more often than LV and RV.
I think the penalty is just right, because a fine only hits each individual player, ie the player only has to answer to himself. Being dropped from the squad for a game has a much greater impact because the player weakens the team and has to explain to teammates why they may have lost without the dropped player.
There should be a lot more discipline in the team than allowing “rich” players to pay fines from time to time if they don’t behave accordingly.