In Kevin De Bruyne and Mesut Ozil, Werder Bremen have seen two of the great creative midfielders of the modern era pass through their doors in recent years.
Former Werder assistant manager Wolfgang Rolff worked with both players in the early stages of their careers.
Ozil spent two and a half seasons at the Bundesliga club before joining Real Madrid in 2010, while De Bruyne enjoyed a productive year on loan from Chelsea in 2012-13.
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“Ozil was a great talent, but he certainly had physical weaknesses at the age of 18,” Rolff said in an interview with Goal and SPOX.