😶 At the back it's a real mess, Werder steamrollered straight away

😶 At the back it's a real mess, Werder steamrollered straight away Not only was Daniel Thioune’s name at the top of many season predictions when it came to the first coaching dismissal – many football observers were also worried about SV Werder Bremen being dragged into a relegation battle, given the pre-season friendlies and the transfers. After the bombshell news of Jens Stage’s serious injury, the bad news on the Weser has not stopped even after kick-off in the first game of the season – quite the opposite. Werder are currently being hit especially hard at the back against SC Freiburg. Thioune’s side now find themselves 4–0 down! In the 29th minute, Yuito Suzuki opened the rout with a header, and shortly before half-time Igor Matanović added another with a lovely strike from 25 yards. Just three minutes after the restart, Suzuki grabbed his brace, and shortly afterwards Matanović produced a fine solo move in the box, with the Werder defence once again looking anything but solid: he teed it up superbly and Suzuki tapped in for 4–0 to complete his hat-trick. The situation is now more than clear, and Bremen need to be careful this does not turn into a complete humiliation in the remaining minutes. 16:5 in shots after an hour tells a pretty clear story – and that despite Füllkrug and Reis, probably their biggest new signings so far, both starting today. Füllkrug has since been substituted. What do you think? No reason to panic yet, or confirmation that Bremen really will be down at the bottom this season? This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.