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Berliners come in on a hot streak
By: Jackson |Thomas Schaaf has come out ahead of the Hertha BSC – Werder match at Weserstadion matter-of-factly:
“At the moment we have neither the rhythm nor the stability that we need. We must see to it that we approach the upcoming tasks in concentrated and improved fashion. They’ve hit a run at a good time and are [...]
Green-Whites fight back
By: Jackson |With the Green Whites recent stumble journalists have circled around throwing out ideas of a “crisis” in Bremen. Obviously most of these journalist types have never stepped out on the pitch before because what they haven’t said is that although the team is stricken with a string of injuries they have had the fortitude to [...]
when a leader speaks
By: Jackson |The “crisis” of the early Green-White season has many notably concerned. However instead of shying away from the problem the club’s granite-solid leadership goes straight at.
Quoting Klaus Allofs:
“Ich habe keine Angst vor dem Wort Krise”
Spoken like a true leader, Herr Allofs comments are loosely translated as “I have no fear at all of the [...]
Green-Whites slide continues against Bayer Leverkusen
By: Jackson |The Green Whites will be pleased to see October end as the month was an absolute disaster. Coupled with the 2-0 loss to Bayer Leverkusen, they were only able to earn two points in four matches and have crashed to tenth in the table.
Today’s loss will not be any easier because of the clubs [...]
Green-Whites face huge test against Bayer Leverkusen
By: Jackson |Chewing and spitting out their Bundesliga competition, Bayer Leverkusen visits Bremen today in a mid-week match-up. Following the recent disappointing performances the Green-Whites need to summon up their best as Leverkusen is playing an without fear. This past week in the Köln – Düsseldorf derby they dispatched Köln 2-0 and a victory at the [...]
derby ends in a draw
By: Jackson |The Green Whites trip to Hannover ended in disappointment as they stumbled to a 1-1 draw. Thomas Schaaf was significantly handicapped with a number of absences with which the loss of Per Mertesacker, Diego and Claudio Pizarro had a major impact. The outcome is particularly frustrating as Bremen was generally able to control play but [...]
Diego and Pizarro out for derby
By: Jackson |After a lackluster 2-2 draw in Athens against Panathinaikos in the Champions League, the Green-Whites scoot down the road to face Hannover 96 in the classic Nord derby. Hannover is a perfect stop in the Bundesliga road-warriors guide packed with a sick club scene that will hold you over for an extra night.
Given it’s Football [...]
attacked by a laser beam
By: Jackson |If you can pardon my sense of humour, I’ve been looking for a clip of Tim Burton’s “Mars Attacks” with laser beams, however in reality getting hit by a laser beam in a match isn’t funny.
If you were watching yesterday’s match you may have noticed a peculiar stop (or at least a break in [...]
Green-Whites earn a tough draw
By: Jackson |In a tumultuous battle the Green-Whites fought back in Athens to earn a 2-2 draw against Panathinaikos.
Per Mertesacker put Werder Bremen in front 1-0 a minute shy of the half hour mark when a Mesut Özil free kick saw him unmarked behind the Greek defense and immediately slammed it behind goalkeeper Alexandros Tzorvas. Without bias [...]
Werder Bremen ready to battle in Greece
By: Jackson |First off, I wanted to welcome everyone to Werder Bremen’s new blog. I want to thank everyone at The Offside and of-course Daryl for giving me to opportunity to write about Werder.
The Green-Whites has ventured down to Athens to face Panathinaikos tonight in a critical Champions League match. Presently they sit third in Group B [...]






