Ole Werner Tactics At RB Leipzig 2025/2026: Red Bull Reset – Tactical Analysis

When Werder Bremen announced Ole Werners departure, many outsiders were surprised by Die Grün-Weißen CSO Clemens Fritzs decision.

The young German coach took over Werder at the clubs darkest time in 2021.

After getting relegated, the team was stuck in the second divisions midfield, and the situation looked dire.

But Werner took over the struggling squad and instantly turned things around.

Werder went on a winning streak and eventually secured promotion at the end of the season, making their return to the Bundesliga after just one season.

After promotion, Werner managed to secure a mid-table finish in their first season back and then narrowly missed out on European football with Werder over the last two campaigns.

Still, there was some friction between Werder and Werner regarding the development of youth players and squad planning.

Therefore, the coach decided not to sign a new contract with the club, which ultimately led to his release.

A bit to the East of Bremen, RB Leipzig were looking for a new coach after firing Marco Rose during the season.

With many options not working out, the club decided to hire Ole Werner as their new head coach, but things did not fall into place as simply as they wouldve liked.

While still under contract for one more year in Bremen, Werder still wanted a fee for their former manager, and it took weeks for the two clubs to reach an agreement.

Now, one of Germanys most talented young coaches will coach one of the Bundesligas most interesting projects.

In this tactical analysis and head coach analysis, we will examine what Ole Werner tactics will bring to Die Roten Bullen, what he built his success on at Werder Bremen, and what we can expect from RB Leipzig next season.

Ole Werner Vertical Build-Up Tactics

Looking at the club that Ole Werner will join, one can see that it already has an established culture and identity.

Considering the squad planning and the players already in place, Werner will need to adjust his playing style to match the Red Bull style of play.

Considering he has not been at any Red Bull-owned club, this could become a bit of a problem, but with his pragmatic approach, Werner’s Werder teams have been rather Red Bull-ish over the last couple of seasons.

Werder has been an incredibly vertical team in terms of their passing game.

Especially in build-up, they are always looking to break the lines with their passes quickly.

Werner preferred to play with a back-three during his entire time at the club, but during build-up, one midfielder or one wing-back drops to form a back-four.

Werder is always incredibly patient when they have the ball in their first line of play.

They rarely try to trigger play on their own and love to attract the opposing teams press and exploit the space behind it.

Here we can see a perfect example of Werders build-up play under Werner.

The entire situation started with goalkeeper Michael Zetterer, who was heavily involved in their passing game.

Zetterer passed the ball out to the right side, wh