It’s honest to say that Werder Bremen’s Oliver Burke has struggled within the Bundesliga. The Scot’s 12 minutes in opposition to Holstein Kiel is essentially the most he’s performed in his 5 league video games season – combining for 34 minutes – however his 89th minute successful objective on Saturday may very well be essential for Die Grün-Weißen’s marketing campaign.
The 27-year-old joined Werder from Sheffield United on a free switch in 2022 however hung out on mortgage at Millwall and Birmingham within the final 18 months. Returning to the Weserstadion this season, Burke’s future on the membership wasn’t sure.
“Clearly not everybody anticipated that I might nonetheless be enjoying right here this season,” mentioned Burke within the combined zone after scoring the successful objective on the weekend. “However right here I’m, and I’m very comfortable that I’m right here.”
Throughout pre-season, Burke didn’t even practice with the skilled squad. “I sat there and watched,” mentioned the Scottish ahead. “That was a troublesome second, however issues change rapidly in soccer, as we noticed immediately.”
Burke additionally mentioned how the Weserstadion ‘went wild’ after he headed within the successful objective for Bremen’s fourth Bundesliga win of the season.
With a contract till the top of the season, Burke was requested about his future on the membership.
“I’ve to show myself on the pitch and on daily basis in coaching, after which we’ll see,” added Burke.
The ahead’s objective on Saturday was simply his third for Werder Bremen, however whereas it’s maybe not essentially the most memorable, it’s actually significant to Burke.
In September 2022, Burke got here off the bench to attain a 95th minute successful objective in opposition to Borussia Dortmund on the Westfalenstadion, finishing Bremen’s 3-2 comeback win with all three targets scored within the 89th minute and later.
