Werder Bremen head coach criticizes Victor Boniface for not holding position: “Too ‘all over the place’.” | OneFootball

Werder Bremen head coach Horst Steffen criticized his club’s new “mega signing” Victor Boniface after yesterday’s home loss to SC Freiburg. The Bayer Leverkusen loanee still hasn’t earned a start in two Bundesliga matchdays since joining the club. Steffen conveyed his displeasure with Boniface’s 30-minute-shift when speaking to Sky Germany yesterday.

In his second appearance for his new club, Boniface appeared to try and do too much off the bench and took noticeable liberties with his positioning. Instead of functioning as a straight center-forward, the 24-year-old dropped frequently dropped deep to try and win balls. The 24-year-old’s attempt to help his team out remained commendable, but nevertheless also left him missing as a scoring threat up front.

Having previously lauded Boniface’s unparalleled potential, Steffen made clear yesterday that he wanted the €40m-valued plater to keep it simpler. Steffen will have to turn to Boniface to lead his attack eventually as he has no other real options. Before starting him, however, Steffen wants to see Boniface get back to basics.

“For me, he was too ‘all over the place’,” Steffen told Sky yesterday. “It’s okay for him to remain stationary in the center. It wasn’t how I wanted it to be. It wasn’t just him, but a lot of the guys who weren’t staying in their positions. We have to stick to our positions so we can overload them again and again. That’s something I’ll be addressing.”

GGFN | Peter Weis