Werder Bremen FC

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Schaaf accepts Bremen loss

21 May 2009 - 08:28:49

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Werder Bremen coach Thomas Schaaf accepted that his side had failed to find top form in the UEFA Cup final, having lost out 2-1 in extra-time to Shakhtar Donetsk.

The German side still have a German Cup final against Bayer Leverkusen to look forward to and Schaaf has called on his players to react quickly to their Istanbul heartbreak.

He told UEFA.com: "When you have lost everyone is very disappointed but the season is not over yet.

"We still have games ahead, an important one on Saturday and then the German Cup final in Berlin. We have to build on this experience and get the team going again.

"Berlin will be a great event and we have to do ourselves justice. We are disappointed and angry, but starting tomorrow the situation will be different again. We have to put this behind us.

"Altogether we weren't able to attack as much as usual. We knew we couldn't give them space because they are very fast, so we tried to play tight and turn on the break, but it didn't work that way.

"We weren't able to attack and use the space that well. Our ball control was not as good as usual, particularly in midfield and we weren't able to target the opposition goal.

"We had some chances, but didn't make the most of them. We will have to learn from that in the future."