"Momentum is going our way" – Daniel Thioune and Werder heading in the right direction
"Momentum is going our way" – Daniel Thioune and Werder heading in the right direction After a slow start, Daniel Thioune's Werder Bremen have rebounded in a big way. Thioune lost his first three games after being hired in February, but three wins in four games have taken Werder up to 14th in the Bundesliga. Now four points clear of the relegation zone, Thioune's side are finding their form at the best possible moment.
“If you had asked me three weeks ago how it felt being second to bottom in the table, I would’ve said it’s not that nice right now," said Thioune in an interview with the DFL. “But it’s much more important in that moment that you show some resilience, remain tenacious and convinced of what you’re doing. And now, three weeks later, momentum is going our way.
” Thioune started his time in Bremen with a daunting stretch of games. First, they played Europa League side SC Freiburg, followed by a seemingly unstoppable Bayern Munich. Then, a key six-pointer against St.
Pauli away at the Millerntor-Stadion. Thioune and Werder lost all three. Werder finally picked up a win on the last day of a rough February with a 2-0 win over last-place FC Heidenheim.
That win, Thioune's first with the club, snapped a 13-game winless streak that dated back to November 2025. One week later, after going down early to Union Berlin, Werder scored four unanswered to come away with a massive 4-1 win. A 2-0 loss the following week against an in-form Mainz side, though, kept Werder firmly in a relegation battle.