Jens Stage speaks on his step up to the Bundesliga

Their absence has introduced German football fans to a new face; one who’s name pronunciation required a bit of clarification. Twenty-five-year-old midfielder Jens Stage’s last name is pronounced precisely as it appears in English. Some German football announcers had to quickly learn how to correct a player with a name they assumed would be pronounced [STAH-geh].

Stage’s performances – he’s featured prominently in five of Werner’s six starting XIs – have definitely caught the eye of German football fans and “Stage makes the most of his time on the stage” variants circulate in German footballing circles. Werner nevertheless left the Dane out of the XI against Bochum in round five and might be compelled to do so again after the former FC Copenhagen man missed a crucial chance in last Friday’s loss to Augsburg.

“There certainly is a lot of room for improvement,” Stage noted when speaking to Tim Lüddecke of German footballing magazine Kicker, “I can do better. It was a big step for me [moving to the Bundesliga]. I have to prove myself every day.”

Stage’s move from the champions off the Danish Superliga to a newly promoted Bundesliga club. At the time of his transfer, the amount Bremen paid for his services was not disclosed. Since his rise on the footballing radar, German sources now speak of a €4 million price tag. Even when Schmid and Bittencourt are both fully fit again, Werner may wish to stick with his relative newcomer.

What most Bundesliga observers have noticed about Stage concerns his high intensity when pressing off the ball. The Dane seemed to know just what his strong suit was whilst conducting an interview mostly in English. Lüddecke noted that one of the few German words Stage used was “Zweikämpfe” (“duels”).

“I’d like to be more involved in Bremen’s game and in the duels,” Stage emphasized.

As Stage brushes up on his German vocabulary and German football fans learn how to pronounce his name, it looks to be the case that the two sides are making the most of this early acquaintance.

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