The fight goes on: Thioune's verdict on Werder's home defeat | OneFootball

Werder Bremen missed the chance to secure survival early in today’s clash with FC Augsburg. The 1-3 home defeat left the Hanseatic side deeply disappointed. 

Head coach Daniel Thioune spoke afterwards in the mixed zone about the reasons for the loss: "We were not at the level we had shown in the previous two matches. Our positional play was quite good at the start of the game, we had the opponent under control. In the areas where you need to transition in order to become dangerous, we gave the ball away far too easily. We then had to do a lot of chasing. That cost a lot of energy, and in possession we were then unable to produce that energy ourselves. For the goals we conceded, we simply had no control in our defensive transition. Those were the moments that really hurt us." 

The 51-year-old stressed, with two games remaining and currently a six-point cushion over the relegation play-off spot: "We have difficult tasks ahead of us. We still need points. The battle will go on for a few more rounds and has not been decided today."

However, that cushion could shrink to three points if FC St. Pauli beat Mainz 05.

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