The 2023/24 Bundesliga season began with defending champions Bayern Munich visiting Werder Bremen. A lot of focus was on Harry Kane, the Bundesliga’s most expensive arrival who was making his first start for the record champions here. The English striker quickly showed everyone what he is all about, bagging a goal and assist to help […]
After a first half of comfortable control, Borussia Mönchengladbach adjusted their forms of shot creation and blazed through a fragile Werder Bremen defense. This result has relegated Bremen for only the second time in their history. Tactical analysis and match report by Joel Parker. Forty years. That is how long Werder Bremen had remained in the […]
A stalemate in regular time produced a goal-laden period of extra time, as Werder Bremen’s defensive approach could not withstand RB Leipzig’s relentless assault. With Emil Forsberg’s late, late goal, Leipzig take a big step towards the kind of success they have long coveted, with only ninety minutes against Borussia Dortmund standing between the club […]
In a match dominated by long bouts of inaction, it was Frankfurt who finally broke the deadlock mid-way through the first half. The opener gave way to a multitude of Bremen changes, which unsettled, more than relaxed, the home side – allowing the match to tip in the favor of the visitors. Tactical analysis and […]
Werder Bremen, the team that is desperately in the need of three points to avoid relegation, dominated the match with eighty percent possession in the opening twenty minutes. Schalke became more courageous later on in the first half, but conceded after a careless turnover by Jean-Clair Todibo. The second half was characterized by a lot […]
What looked like an one-sided affair on paper, turned out to be exactly the same on the pitch. Leverkusen dominated possession right from the start, and although they failed to create a lot of chances, they kept Bremen on the back foot for the majority of the first half. Bremen changed the formation at half-time […]
Werder Bremen were able to surprise Bayern Munich with their unexpected 4-4-2 setup, and prevented them from creating many chances in the first half. When Werder were down to ten men in the second half, Bayern utilized their attacking power to full extent. Ultimately, the Bavarians needed a strike from outside the box by a […]
Werder were able to cause a lot of problems for Leverkusen with their intense press and good transitioning from defense to attack. The side of Peter Bosz were lacking in terms of defensive organization and could not create chances against Bremen’s passionate defensive approach. Although Leverkusen improved along the way, Werder could easily hurt Leverkusen […]
The Bundesliga clash between Werder Bremen and Schalke 04 promised to be an interesting tactical battle as the styles of play could not be more different. Schalke managed to dominae the first half with their direct vertical play and posed problems for Werder’s defense. Werder on the other hand opted for a possession-based approach, focusing […]