“We’re all there for each other,” Marco Grüll said as Werder Bremen explained the start that has taken them to fifth in the Bundesliga. The side have 15 points from eight matches and have lost just once after eight matchdays, with Grüll joint-top of the assist chart on six. He also pointed to the added edge of Niclas Füllkrug.
Werder Bremen's early form
Grüll's argument starts with the collective. He said everyone is working harder for each other, that the team fight for mistakes, and that negativity has not taken hold when things go wrong. Werder's comeback from 2-0 down in Dortmund was part of that same pattern.
The results back it up. Werder Bremen have 15 points from their opening eight matches and sit fifth, a strong early return for a team that has lost only once. That is the kind of start that gives a squad room to keep playing with belief, and Grüll says the pressing has been a major part of it.
Grüll's role on the left
His own numbers are tied to position as much as form. Grüll has six assists this season and has played almost every game on the left wing, which he called probably his best position. He said he has found his rhythm again because of that run of games, and that it has helped him get back into making runs and creating chances.
Füllkrug has also given Werder a cleaner focal point. Grüll said the striker is very important to the team, and that having someone who finishes those chances has helped his own assist output. Grüll also described this year as better than last season, when he said he was below his own level.
Werder's next league games will show whether this starts to look like a sustained push rather than a hot opening, but the immediate fact is simple enough: Grüll's six assists, Werder's fifth place and the impact of Füllkrug are all sitting in the same early-season run.
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