Florian Kohfeldt is another relatively young coach with current success in the Bundesliga. The head coach of Werder Bremen started his coaching career in the youth academy of the same club. From there, the 36-year-old a Werder supporter since his childhood made his way up to the head coach position. Moreover, Kohfeldt finished the UEFA Pro Level license with the best grades in 2015.
Besides the story lying beneath his success, Kohfeldts concepts are interesting too. He has established a dominant style of play in Bremen. The following analysis will explain some of his tactical tweaks at Werder Bremen.
Style of play and system
Similar to future RB Leipzig coach Julian Nagelsmann, Kohfeldt uses different systems to enable his side to execute their own style of play against the opposition.
The German coach often mentions that he wants his side to act bravely with and without the ball. The overall aim of the German coach is to play in a dominant way independent of the opposition. Controlling areas near the opposition goal and thereby creating more chances than their opponent is Bremens biggest objective.
Nevertheless, Kohfeldt likes to line up a single pivot behind two advanced midfielders. In general, Kohfeldts philosophy resembles of the typical Ajax style of play.
Furthermore, Kohfeldt adapts to his key personnel. Playmaker and captain Max Kruse, for instance, is an attacker who likes to drop into midfield and create chances for his teammates. In order to allow Kruse to utilise his strengths, Kohfeldt mostly deploys a formation with a diamond midfield.
Kohfeldts defensive concepts
In the opposition half, Werder press their opponents in a man-oriented way. As more space needs to be defended when pressing high up the pitch, Kohfeldt prefers a rather man-oriented approach than a ball-oriented strategy. That means that Werder attempt to create one-on-one situations to press the opposition as in the situation below.
