…the development of Benjamin Goller: “Benny Goller has presented himself well and put in good performances in our friendlies. But that's no surprise because he has played in the first and second divisions over the last few years and is perhaps further along in his development than some other young players. As a staff we are really excited about him and he will have the chance to push himself more into the limelight here in Bremen.”
…a possible extension for Niclas Füllkrug: “Talks remain underway. The discussions are really positive and both sides know what they can offer one another. In that respect I'm confident that we can find a good compromise. Niclas feels at home here and obviously we want to continue working with him. We may well rely on him in the Bundesliga. We are working on it with the goal of finding a solution, but we still need to have another chat or two. It's pretty normal for these things to take time. It's a process and it takes as long as it takes.”
…the Bundesliga: “We've prepared really well so far but the Bundesliga requires another gear. We have to get our players ready for this league and get used to having less possession. We also have to instil a little control when we don't have the ball so that we don't end up on the wrong end of 70 or 80% possession every game. We are in a new league now and that presents a new challenge. We know that we are underdogs as a promoted side but we still want to give a good showing right from the off so that we can celebrate survival come the end of the season. We can’t set up completely defensively; we want to play attractive football. We don’t want to hide."