Werder Bremen and Borussia Monchengladbach have both enjoyed fairly strong starts to the Bundesliga season, although the former may well be happier, as they have only just returned to the top flight.
Seven games into the season, Werder Bremen have won two, drawn three and lost two, and are one of the more entertaining teams to watch in the league due to their high-energy pressing style of football. Only Bayern Munich have scored more than them, which is a testament to the quality of the job their manager, Ole Werner, has done with a squad value only worth more than Schalke and Bochum.
This tactical analysis will explain exactly how Werder Bremen got the better of Borussia Monchengladbach and the reasons why Gladbach got embarrassed. Furthermore, we will look at the tactics Ole Werner used and an analysis of how this perfectly created so many different issues for Monchengladbach.
Lineups
Werder Bremen have continued to use their preferred 5-3-2 tactic, with Niklas Stark coming in to make his debut for the club, whilst the majority of the starting squad stayed the same throughout the season. Ilia Gruev has now kept two starts in a row after breaking into the first-team squad last season.
Borussia Monchengladbach stuck with their 4-2-3-1, where Marcus Thuram was coming in on a good run of form, while Yann Sommer had also had a strong start to the season. Both coaches were happy to stick with their preferred systems throughout the game which shows that the scoreline didnt entirely reflect the game.
