Werder Bremen and its football chief Clemens Fritz are under pressure. After two years in which SV Werder Bremen cautiously approached European business, this season is all about survival. Clemens Fritz, the 45-year-old football manager, has now admitted mistakes in the transfer of striker Victor Boniface. The Nigerian was loaned from Bayer 04 Leverkusen in the summer, but his sporting impulses were lacking. Fritz said: 'It affects me. I've been with Werder for 20 years. Werder is not just any club for me; I have a close emotional bond.' The personnel policy of the Hanseatic team is causing constant discussion, with the decisions of the past summer being regularly debated. Clemens Fritz explained: 'We had a stable team that lived a lot from its routines. But it was also an old team. So we had to rejuvenate the squad to create value.' The public discontent had also gained momentum when the Bremer loan player omission became public. Fritz publicly took responsibility for the fact that within the club it was not known that in the winter, according to the statutes, further players could be loaned. 'There was an internal misunderstanding. Then the topic was out in the world, and we made mistakes in communication to the outside', the former pro looked back on the omissions. The future of Werder Bremen remains uncertain, but Clemens Fritz is determined to lead the club through this difficult time.