Werder Bremen Youth and Reserve Thread [R]

Werder U17 win 7-0 vs Hansa Rostock U17. We continue to lead the B-Jgd Nord/ost division in the standings.

Goals by: Mbom x2, Philipp x2, Ihorst, Hackethal, and a Rostock own goal.

 

Jojo Eggestein and Niklas Schmidt nominated for the upcoming U19 Euros qualifiers in October. Germany with games against Gibraltar, Albania, and Ireland.

 

Werder U19s lost 3-2 to Köln U19 in the DFB Junior Cup. However, a positive note is that Melvin Krol has returned from his knee injury and scored on a penalty.

 

Left-back talent, Louis Poznanski is playing well with the Germany U16 NT. He assisted on their second goal the other day, and also had a great scoring chance taken from distance.

 

Sixth victory in a row for our U17s to begin the season, as they win 3-1 vs Tennis Berlin. Goals by Pascal Hackethal, Julian Rieckmann, and Luc Ihorst.

For Ihorst it's also his 7th goal of the season, as he's scored in every match he's played in so far on this level.

 

Make that 7 wins out of 7, as Werder U17 beat HSV U17 in the junior Nordderby by a score of 4-1 on the road. Luc Ihorst adds another one to his goal tally. Luke Dettki, David Lennart Philipp, and Jean-Manuel Mbom also scored.

 

Niklas Schmidt with a hat-trick as Germany won 4-0 vs Ireland to advance to the 2017 U19 Euros qualification Elite Round.

 

Eighth win in a row now for Werder U17, after a 2-1 victory over Hertha U17.

 

That's the risk we take when shifting personnel over to boost the top tier team. Players who were formerly with the reserves are promoted too like Manneh, Veljkovic, Fröde, Schmidt, and Uli Garcia. So we lost considerable depth there.

A similar issue exists with the U19s, when Schmidt and J. Eggestein were advanced to the reserves instead of staying with majority of the '98 age group.

 

Nouri announces that the trio of Maxi Eggestein, Sambou Yatabare, and Fallou Diagne will be sent to the reserves until the next International break in November.

http://www.weser-kurier.de/werder/w...i-Trio-muss-in-Werders-U23-_arid,1478151.html

 

http://outsideoftheboot.com/2016/10...in-the-versatile-young-werder-bremen-forward/

Scout Report: Johannes Eggestein | The versatile young Werder Bremen forward

What is his Style of Play?

A striker by trade, but also capable of playing on the flanks, Eggestein has played up top for most of his career. A threatening outlet on the counter-attack and even in possession, the 18-year-old has earned his name as being a rather feared commodity in his age-group and even in the senior ranks.

Usually, the forwards who score as many goals as Eggestein has over the past three or four years happen to be those fox-in-the-box strikers, who have the eye for the goal and aren’t the paciest of players on the pitch. But Eggestein is a direct opposite of those kind of players. He’s got the pace and guile to go past players after taking them on with some precision.

What are his Strengths?

As mentioned above, his quickness is always a scary part of the diverse repertoire that he possesses. And defenders always fear strikers who run at them and never give them a moment of peace, by unleashing their directness and fearsome pace on them.

His balance on the ball is always threatening to the opposition, especially to those who don’t expect to take them on with his slender, yet quick body shape. His ambi-dexterous nature of dribbling and shooting is another ability in his armoury that defenders are really scared of. They really don’t have an idea about where he can shift the ball to, shoot with it, turn with on the ball or dribble with.

His slightly mobile centre of balance and gravity is another commodity that allows him to skip past defenders with appreciable agility.

Eggestein’s movement off the ball is tough to track down too. He never stands still, be it up front or in wide positions. Quite continuously, the German keeps switching positions with players around him and floats across and in front of the opposition back four. His touches on the ball show exactly that.

It also shows the reliance that his side has placed on the youngster and how much of the ball he tends to see to pull off his bit. It’s due to his pace that he drops deep to initiate counter-attacks and add more pace to the break.

In the current footballing scenario, in which the counter-attacking style is slowly overshadowing the possession brand of the game, the need for centre-forwards who are jack-of-all-trades-but-masters-of-none is quickly accentuating. And it’s only a matter of time before traditional target-men begin to become endangered and later, extinct. In Eggestein’s case, there’s no risk of that happening.

What are his Weaknesses?

One weakness in Eggestein’s play is lack of physicality. The youngster may be tall, but his weight is something that makes him a rather frail player to hold onto the ball. He wins only 30 percent of his headers per game, while he wins only 33 percent of his tackles.

Despite that though, Eggestein has decent hold and is reliable with his back to goal, which allows others to enter play and get at the end of counter-attacks with him. His contribution to the build-up is efficient too, as Eggestein plays 1.6 key passes per game, which is again reflective of his complete nature up front.

 

Important 3 points for Werder II as we won 1-0 vs Rot-Weiß Erfurt. Johannes Eggestein scored the deciding goal. His second of the season on this 3.Liga level.

 

Match highlights of the win. Eggestein's goal @ 4:10

http://www.mdr.de/sport/fussball_3l/video-56286_zc-c3cf8d64_zs-59ba73d7.html

 

Interview with our U17 coach Marco Grote, as he discusses the perfect 9 wins in 9 games start to the season among other topics.

http://www.dfb.de/news/detail/werder-coach-grote-von-doll-bestaerkt-156595/

 

Make that 10 victories in a row now for the U17s, after the 6-1 win vs Holstein Kiel. MBom bagged a brace, while Rieckmann, Detki, Osterhage, and Hackethal with the other goals.

 

The reserves came back to finish at 1-1 vs Chemnitzer FC. Melvyn Lorenzen with the equalizing goal.

Also a positive result for the U19s as they win 2-1 away at Energie Cottbus.

 

Pretty incredible start to the season our U17s are having. A perfect 30 points after the first 10 match days, and a goal differential of +33. RB Leipzig's loss to Magdeburg during this latest round also increases our lead over them in the table to 6 points.

 

Moving on up now to 11 wins in a row for Werder U17. We beat RB Leipzig U17 1-0 today with a goal by Luke Dettki.

 

And a comfortable 3-1 win for Werder II over Jahn Regensburg in 3.Liga.

Yatabare bags a brace, while Enis Bytyqi adds the other goal.

 

Traumtor by Enis Bytyqi

 

Bytyqi is also the Player of Match day 14 in 3.Liga.

http://www.dfb.de/news/detail/bytyqi-ist-spieler-des-14-spieltags-157447/

 

Business as usual for our U17s. The 12th victory in a row after winning 4-0 versus Dynamo Dresden. Fred MC Mensah Quarshie bagged a brace. Luc Ihorst and Pascal Hackethal added the other goals.