Double trainer exits at Werder Bremen: alarm mood in the club!

Double trainer exits at Werder Bremen: alarm mood in the club!

Bremen, Deutschland - The football landscape in northern Germany faces some exciting changes. SV Werder Bremen has developed a successful year, with the women's team confidently relegated in the Bundesliga and reached the cup final for the first time. The men's team can be proud of eighth place in the league - the best result since the return, tied with RB Leipzig, but with a less positive goal difference. But the gratifying news is clouded by the announcement of the two head coaches, Thomas Horsch and Ole Werner, to switch to a new club. This raises a few questions, and the answers may be of great interest in the coming weeks.

While Horsch announced his farewell to the summer, Werner made it clear that he too does not want to stay with Werder beyond the coming season. It is surprising that both coaches had no application from another association than they made their decision. A key role here plays the feeling of being restricted in the ideas of modern structures and professional processes. According to internal circles, there are challenges in relation to scouting and infrastructure, which may justify the decision to change. Whether this makes the alarm bells ring, the time will show, but often such departures in football are covered by the anticipation of new things. As the Weser-Kurier has already separated from Werner and Horst Steffen, former coach von Elversberg, obliged to bring a breath of fresh air to the men's department.

new vigor for the women's team

For the women's team, SV Werder Bremen has an exciting perspective with the appointment of Friederike Kromp the new head coach. Kromp, who has been training the U20 of Eintracht Frankfurt in the 2nd league since 2023, brings over 20 years of experience in talent promotion and raises the demands in the professional sector. The conversations between Kromp and Birte Brüggemann, the head of women's and girls' football, were consistently positive and are optimistic about the upcoming cooperation. Kromp will be the first head coach of the Werder women in the Bundesliga and is looking forward to working with adult women in the professional sector. The new trainer has already celebrated impressive successes, including three EM titles with the U17 of the DFB. Werder Bremen is certain that Kromp will bring fresh air and vigor into the team.

A look at the coaching landscape in women's football

The search for the coach at other clubs, such as Turbine Potsdam, clearly shows the challenges in women's football. For the new trainer, Kurt Russ, the step into women's football is unknown terrain, although he has almost 20 years of experience in the men's area. Surprises in the coaching situation are not uncommon in women's football, and the possibilities of the trainers are far more limited. A report by rbb24 emphasizes that only 13 percent of the players earn more than 2,000 euros a month, while men in the men third division are classified significantly higher. This discrepancy could lead to the fact that the search for coaching in women's football remains a major challenge, especially since the Hire-and-Fire mentality is less pronounced here.

It remains to be seen how the departures of Horsch and Werner will affect the sporting situation at Werder Bremen. At the same time, Kromps will take a new impulses and take the women's team on an exciting journey into the next season. The anticipation for upcoming challenges is noticeable among fans and responsible persons. If everything goes well, the new coaching team could soon harvest the fruits of their work.