Allofs praises Werder coach: These were Thioune’s strengths at Düsseldorf | OneFootball

Klaus Allofs has a long history with Werder and worked together with the new SVW coach Daniel Thioune in Düsseldorf. No wonder he was asked whether his old companion has what it takes to save Bremen from relegation.

The two spent three and a half years together at Fortuna, Allofs as sporting director, Thioune as his coach. During that time, they led the club from a relegation battle into a promotion race and then back down to the lower end of the table. They even suffered a dramatic defeat in the relegation playoffs against VfL Bochum.

Despite this, Allofs was full of praise for Thioune’s work in an interview with 'Bild': "He can inspire the team. Daniel managed that brilliantly in Düsseldorf. He is also very eloquent and was always a great ambassador for Fortuna Düsseldorf. He will be the same for Werder Bremen."

But those aren’t all of the coach’s strengths: "Daniel helped develop the team and repeatedly overcame adversity. We constantly had to sell our best players and rebuild the team. We had a relationship based on trust and were able to exchange ideas very well."

The two had a good time together and were "one and a half steps away from promotion to the first division." Thioune and Werder could be a good fit; as someone from Osnabrück, he has always felt a connection to SVW. Allofs: "I’m not revealing too much when I say that he has always had great affection for Werder."

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