Werder Bremen manager Thomas Schaaf admits fatigue could dent their title chances- Bundesliga news
Werder Bremen manager Thomas Schaaf has admitted that fatigue could well dent the club’s chances of lifting the Bundesliga title at the end of the season. He showed his worries about star striker http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Claudio-Pizarro-c9324 stating that playing
so many matches can obviously be difficult for the striker and any fitness issues would be a huge blow for the club.
Die Werderaner lost the recent Bundesliga fixture at home to champions Borussia Dortmund. Goals from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Patrick-Owomoyela-c29304 sealed the victory for the visitors as the host suffered their third defeat of the current
campaign.
Bremen have now dropped down to fifth place in the Bundesliga standings table with 16 points from the nine games played with five wins and three losses.
Schaaf claimed that playing on Friday is not good for the team as a lot of players were on International duty in mid-week and had no time whatsoever to rest after returning to the club. He claimed that Claudio Pizarro played for
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Peru-c2981 earlier this week in the World Cup qualification matches and had to play for Bremen on Friday when he returned.
The tactician added that Pizarro has been the club’s most important player of the season so far and his goals have made the difference and they cannot afford to overplay him.
“Playing on a Friday night in this situation is not good for us at all. But the situation is not new for Claudio. The important thing is that he can recharge his batteries. He has been doing it for years. He knows that such strains
cannot just be shaken off and he is therefore ensuring he gets as much relaxation as possible,” he was quoted as saying in an interview.
However, the manager admitted that the player surely knows his importance and has to live up to the expectations from the fans.
“But of course it is not easy for him to have such a journey behind him and know that the expectations are that he will be fit,” he concluded.
Werder Bremen will play FC Augsburg on Friday.
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