Werder Bremen: The incredible roller coaster of coach dismissals!

Werder Bremen: The incredible roller coaster of coach dismissals!

What's going on in the Weser Stadium? SV Werder Bremen has earned a reputation in the Bundesliga as a real “coach killer”. This season, three trainers have already had to resign after encounters against Bremen. This impressive total is causing a stir and conversation within the league. If you look back, you will see that since 2000 a total of 14 coaches have lost their jobs after games against Werder Bremen, including well-known names such as Peter Bosz, David Wagner and Bruno Labbadia. That's what she reports n-tv.

“It’s not a coincidence,” one might think. Florian Kohfeldt, Werder's former coach, expressed his sympathy for the affected coaches, but denied any responsibility. The current coach Horst Steffen shares this view and also shows understanding for the colleagues who lost their jobs as a result of the encounters against Werder. However, head of the professional department, Peter Niemeyer, sees no direct connection in the situation and describes the layoffs as pure coincidence.

Coach changes in the league

The current Bundesliga season is a lively spectacle due to the numerous coaching changes. After just three match days, two coaches had to pack their bags, while other clubs are hoping for a positive trend. Meanwhile, VfL Wolfsburg, which recently had to play against Werder, is also in a precarious situation. Coach Paul Simonis could also vacate his place after a defeat against Bremen. This leads to him being given a special priority: avoiding another defeat in order to avoid becoming the 14th coach in the club's history to be sacked after a game against Werder, like transfer market reported.

Another example is the change of coach of Erik ten Hag, who was fired after a 3-3 draw against Bayer Leverkusen, or Gerardo Seoane, who had to vacate his post after the 0-4 draw against Gladbach. In the past, such illustrious coaches as Huub Stevens and Giovanni Trapattoni have been affected by the dismissals, which only underlines the explosiveness of this issue.

Trainer killer or a product of chance?

The discussion remains hot as to whether Werder Bremen has actually earned the title of “coach killer” or whether it is a coincidence. Especially because Hamburger SV and FC Augsburg are also considerably high in this “ranking list” of coach dismissals with 12 and 11 dismissals. However, Werder Bremen would like to shed any stigma as a “job destruction machine”.

It remains exciting to see how the season will develop. Many coaches could have to vacate their positions in the next few weeks - after all, many clubs are under pressure. The common hope of many is that the current stagnant coaching changes do not dominate the entire season, as was often the case in previous years, according to data from 90min show. This could well lead to one of the seasons with the fewest coaching changes in the history of the Bundesliga.