Head coach Ole Werner ahead of Sunday’s trip to Leipzig

After hosting Bayern München last weekend, the Green-Whites now come up against another side in the top half of the table. The team are looking to build on last weekend’s spirited performance. “If we work together and defend as a unit, then we always have a chance to win games,” said Werner. “I’m optimistic that we will pick up points if the team continue to fight.”

Asked about the opponent’s strengths, Werner listed their attacking qualities, as well as the quality of their squad. “They have a lot of individual talent at every position and aren’t dealing with many injuries, which you can see in the way they play,” he said. “For us, it will come down to defending well but we also know that we won’t be able to find a solution for everything that will come our way. We need to pick out our chances and keep our opponents busy. We did that against Bayern already, and this time we will also need to be more clinical.”

Werder will be looking to take all three points home with them this weekend, in order to move one step closer to securing safety. Should the sides around them in the table fail to pick up points, this would also be of great benefit to the Green-Whites. However, the team are fully focused on themselves and on achieving the aims they have set for themselves. “Nothing will change about our approach. We know that we are up against a strong opponent, and that we will need to give it 100%,” said Werner. “We can only influence our own performance and are focused on ourselves.”  

????️ Ole Werner on the squad:

"Niclas Füllkrug is still out, as are Dikeni Salifou and Felix Agu. Milos Veljkovic is a doubt. He has a groin issue and couldn't train with the team today."#werder#RBLSVWpic.twitter.com/N8REsi9Sjp

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