Werder Bremen surprised: Two coaches unexpectedly announce their departure!

Werder Bremen surprised: Two coaches unexpectedly announce their departure!

The football scene in Bremen has been moving quite a bit for the new season. SV Werder Bremen can look back on a successful year, which was crowned with relegation in the Bundesliga and reaching the cup final for the women's team. The men's team is also impressive: After being promoted again, they finished in a respectable eighth place in the Bundesliga, equal on points with RB Leipzig, but behind their rivals on goal difference. Despite these positive results, Bremen are facing upheaval as both head coaches, Thomas Horsch for the women and Ole Werner for the men, have announced their departure. Horsch is leaving the club in the summer, while Werner doesn't want to stay beyond the new season Weser courier reported.

What are the reasons for this sudden change? It is unusual for coaches to make such a decision without concrete offers from other clubs. According to information from Bremen, both felt limited in their ideas about modern structures and professional processes. Such coaching changes are not uncommon in professional football, but the circumstances surrounding Horsch and Werner shed a particular light on employee satisfaction and the professional processes within the club. There is obviously a need for improvement here, which the new men's coach Horst Steffen and the new women's coach Friederike Kromp should address quickly.

New momentum for women

The positive news for the women's team is that Friederike Kromp will become the first female head coach in the women's Bundesliga at Werder Bremen. Kromp brings a lot of experience with her, as she previously worked successfully in the U20 team at Eintracht Frankfurt, where she coordinated the young talent. Her philosophy and ideas are in perfect agreement with those of Birte Brüggemann, the head of women's and girls' football. The team is optimistic that Kromp will bring a breath of fresh air and enthusiasm to further develop the women's team Werder Bremen explained.

Kromp, who also worked as an assistant coach for the U17 national team and won three European Championship titles in this role, also has the desire to work directly with adult players at the professional level. A clear look forward! The anticipation of her new challenge is palpable.

Double coaching carousel

But it's not just the women's team that is experiencing upheaval. Horst Steffen, former coach of Elversberg, will now coach the men's team. Clemens Fritz, the sports director, sees these changes as an opportunity for a new beginning and hopes that the fresh wind will quickly show positive results on the pitch. The changes in coaches point to deeper problems; on the one hand in the satisfaction of the employees and on the other hand also in the processes in the club.

While Werder Bremen is revising its coaching situation, the entire German football community is also facing an exciting event: the European Championship final between Germany and England will be played at Wembley Stadium. The German national team wants to bring the title to Germany and is fully motivated, even if captain Alexandra Popp emphasizes that the team has nothing to lose. Millions of fans are excited and hoping for another victory - that would be the crowning conclusion to an exciting football season that, despite all the changes and uncertainties, had a lot of positive things to offer.