BREMEN, Germany (AFP) - Werder Bremen captain Torsten Frings has slammed his side for their lack of "killer instinct" ahead of Tuesday's crunch Champions League clash with FC Twente.
Bremen need to beat the Dutch league winners at their Weserstadion ground if they are to keep alive their hope of reaching the Round of 16.
But Frings's side slumped to a 3-1 defeat at home to Nuremberg in the Bundesliga on Saturday, despite taking an early lead.
After just ten games, it was Bremen's fourth defeat of the season and former Germany midfielder Frings was unimpressed with what he saw.
He has a point. They have been terrible this year. I think losing Ozil meant they lost their main threat