Werder captain Marco Friedl is annoyed: "That can't be right..."

SV Werder Bremen suffers a clear defeat at the start of the German Bundesliga season.

At SC Freiburg, the team around the ÖFB trio Marco Friedl (90 minutes), Marco Grüll (until the 84th minute, one assist) and Alexander Schlager (on the bench) lost 1:4.

Horror start despite Grüll's assist: Werder sinks in Freiburg

After the match, SVW captain Friedl was annoyed about the first two goals conceded. "Of course, Freiburg had more of the game. But especially in the first half, you shouldn't fall behind twice like that," he complained to the "DAZN" microphone.

One of the smallest on the pitch heads in the opener

The fact that 1.75m tall Yuito Suzuki was able to head in the 0:1 so freely after a corner greatly annoys the ÖFB defender: "A set-piece goal where the smallest player in the penalty area gets a free header. We simply have to attack the ball. It can't be that the ball drops in the six-yard box and is headed in at chest height."

The second goal conceded, Igor Matanovic's long-range shot, also fell "far too easily" in the eyes of the center-back. Coupled with Suzuki's brace after the break, the Werder captain stated: "All in all, 35 minutes cost us the game today."

Furthermore, it is clear to leader Friedl that the club still needs to make a move in the transfer market. Jens Stage, a key player, will be out for months. In addition, another key player, ÖFB player Romano Schmid, moved to Frosinone.

"From what I gather, something will happen. Because something still needs to happen," Friedl knows: "Nevertheless, we also have to improve ourselves on the pitch."