FILE PHOTO: Football Soccer - Borussia Dortmund v Hanover 96 - German Bundesliga - Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, 13/02/16 Hannover 96 coach Thomas Schaaf before match against Borussia Dortmund REUTERS/Ina Fassbender
BERLIN (Reuters) - After being on first-name terms with former coach Florian Kohfeldt, Werder Bremen players had to quickly adapt to calling his successor "Mr Schaaf" this week as he leads the former champions into the final matchday with the aim of staying up.
Thomas Schaaf has a long and successful past with Werder Bremen both as a player and a coach, and his presence, club bosses hope, will ignite the team in his one-game Bundesliga assignment after his appointment on Sunday.
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