German striker Marvin Ducksch conducted his first major interview with a German footballing publication since moving to Birmingham City in August. The 31-year-old proved more or less his old unfiltere...
German striker Marvin Ducksch conducted his first major interview with a German footballing publication since moving to Birmingham City in August. The 31-year-old proved more or less his old unfiltered self in an extended piece for the Thursday print edition of Kicker Magazine. This was evident as Ducksch spoke on a variety of topics.
On being heckled in the EFL Championship:
“There was one guy who decided to heckle the whole time,” Ducksch said of a fan whom he gestured at directly following a 0-3 home defeat against Watford. “When the comments are directed at my family, that went too far for me. He kept pointing at me. And you could read his lips a little.
“The whole thing got blown out of proportion by the media,” Ducksch continued. “I just wanted to go over to the guy and ask what his problem was. The media made way too much out of it.”
On the differences from the Bundesliga:
“There’s a lot of kick-and-rush football,” Ducksch said. “Many teams just adopt the strategy of kicking the ball forward and seeing what happens. In Germany, even in the second division, we try to solve more things through [passing] play.
“It’s very physical in the box,” Ducksch continued. “Many centre-backs are two meters tall and weigh 105 kilos. As a striker, one knows before every game that one’s facing off against a pair of oxen.
“There’s also no VAR here and a lot of fouls aren’t called,” Ducksch went on. “Many can do whatever they want here because everything just gets waved through. It’s not like that in the Bundesliga.
“I’ve had to adapt here because I’m a target forward who has to fend off guys with tackles,” Ducksch concluded. “My body also wanted to slow down a bit [out of habit] during the four games in nine days over the holidays. I don’t know if I was ever this fit, but here one really has to be!“
On his departure from Werder Bremen:
“It would have been nice to receive a ‘thank you’ or ‘good luck’ from [chief personnel executive] Clemens [Fritz],” Ducksch said. “He apologized to me and explained that he was really busy at the time, which I can kind of understand. But, after four years, a little message wouldn’t have been too much to ask.
“We’ve managed to clear that up,” Ducksch nevertheless continued. “That was also nice of [Werder] captain [Marco Friedl] to say that [Ducksch’s scoring prowess would be sorely missed]. That shows that someone does appreciate you after all.“
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