When roles suddenly turn

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When Werder Bremen and Bayer Leverkusen clashed at Weserstadion in the penultimate round of the Bundesliga season, the signs were still completely different. While the guests were unhappy after the 0-0 return trip, because the Champions League was almost missed, Werder called the result "successful". A year and a half later, the situation has completely changed. Now, Werder will be the best dueling team this Sunday (18 hours), while the Rhine guests are in crisis. Surprise in the face of the disappointments of the season, that's how to describe the game.

The coach Florian Kohfeldt is responsible for mood change in Bremen. For nearly a year, the 36-year-old Green-Whites football teacher has been responsible for it. During this time, he turned a confused candidate into a relegation to a confident European aspirant. "It's not necessary to convince the guys that winning against such teams is possible," said Kohfeldt before Leverkusen's match.

Nevertheless, Bremen's hopes have stressed that his team should continue to work hard. "But that should not make you give up and think it's done by itself," said Kohfeldt, who has confidence in his players, though. "The worry I have with the boys but not either."

Confident, but not domineering – that is how the Bremen team approaches the match against Leverkusen. The recent 2-0 win at FC Schalke has once again boosted confidence in its own performance. "The atmosphere is just right, you're in a good mood to train every day," said left-back Ludwig Augustinsson.

Captain Max Kruse makes sure that his teammates do not rise up against the near perfect season until now. What the attacker had an additional eulogy of Kohfeldt Friday. "He is completely at the service of the team, he is respectful as a captain but also in matters of discipline and looks after young players and he is a leader," said coach Werder.

So it's no secret that Werder wants to expand Kruse's reach. According to sports director Frank Baumann, the Bremenians are in "good conversation" with the attacker. The execution can not be announced yet. However, Kruse, whose contract expires in the summer of 2019, left hope to the SVW to know where she was. "If we succeed with the team and perform well in the season, it certainly will not contribute to the fact that I want to run away," Kruse told the newspaper "Bild". With a win against Leverkusen, Bremen can continue to do something for the fate of the former international.