The return of Claudio Pizarro to Werder Bremen is an ambiguous luxury – a comment – Bundesliga

Editor's comment kicker Thiemo Müller

What does Dieter Eilts actually do? That Werder Bremen brings back Claudio Pizarro, raises some questions – the manager Frank Baumann leads his argument from a year ago, partly ad absurdum. A commentary of the editor of kicker Thiemo Müller

Strengthens the crowd in the Bremen attack: Claudio Pizarro .

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If it was not July 29, but April 1, the news would not have surprised: Claudio Pizarro returns to SV Werder Bremen. Not as a member of the coaching staff, but in fact as a center before . The sporting sense of this action does not have to open at first sight, given the excess supply of the Bremen Offensive. Finally, Werder would need a strong forward to beat Dieter Eilts. But the 53-year-old "Ostfriesen-Alemao" does not want to return to the front of the stage.

But seriously, when Werder manager Frank Baumann did not renew his contract with favorite Pizarro in the summer of 2017, it was perfect logical. And Pizarros after the appearance of the guests at 1. relegated FC Cologne confirmed the Bremen decision. He is now almost 40 years old – he is celebrating his third birthday on October 3rd – was still prone to injury and played only once in 90 minutes: 1: 3 in Bremen. In the remaining 15 part-time missions, he scored a goal: it can be badumed that the coach was again the engine

More relevant: Especially in the Werder attack, there is already a mbadive crowd. Especially on the wings, but also in the center of the storm. In addition to the top seed Max Kruse, there are also Martin Harnik and Yuya Osako, as well as young Johannes Eggestein and Joshua Sargent (who are not as numerous as expected and who are now focusing on under-10 matches). 23 years). The argument of last year that Pizarro should not block space for the advancement of talents, among other things, leads Baumann to absurdity a good twelve months more later. Why we can badume that now coach Florian Kohfeldt – as well as his predecessor Alexander Nouri – was the driving force of the decision.

kicker editor Thiemo Müller

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After all, Pizarro's arguments of Baumann are understandable. The veteran could, when he is in shape, be "a decisive element of the tessera" as "the type of attacker that we do not have in the team in this form". Means: The rogue Pizarro is always one or the other confidence Jokertor, if nothing else works. Undeniably! But the question remains, how often is such a constellation likely to occur.

Would he really need another leader?

Although Pizarro's contract, as Baumann ensures, is "very performance-oriented" Risk, "the commitment of the valuable reserve specialist remains a luxury. Baumann and Kohfeldt do not promise the alleged benefits in their daily work: "Claudio is very fond of sharing his experience with boys who can learn from him, and everyone benefits from his presence, his power of persuasion, his professionalism and his charisma, "says the director. There is no doubt about all these virtues. Nor that Pizarro remains an absolute team player even though he does not play a sporting role.

But apart from the Kruses, Moisanders, Bargfredes, Harniks, Langkamps, Drobnys and Maxi Eggesteins, would he really have taken another lead? At one point, a hierarchy can also suffer from too many leaders.