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Building on a strong defensive showing

“Taking a point from Dortmund was great, but if we don’t follow that up with a good showing in Frankfurt, then it means nothing,” Ömer Toprak said in the Mixed Zone on Thursday. Since the start of the week, the team have set their sights on the match against Frankfurt and have the “clear goal” of taking home three points. All that stands between them and making this goal a reality are 90 minutes...

04.10.2019 / 17:33 / preliminary report

Vital in defence as well as attack

Since his return from injury, Maximilian Eggestein has been unspectacular yet effective for The Green-Whites in their past two Bundesliga games, which is exactly what head coach Florian Kohfeldt has demanded from him. Even if Eggestein isn’t quite the leading attacking force for the team, he is still absolutely indispensable to Werder’s line-up. The 21-year-old’s importance to Florian Kohfeldt is...

04.10.2019 / 16:01 / First Team

A natural-born leader on the pitch

Ömer Toprak could only watch from the stands during last Saturday’s draw in Dortmund. The centre-back has only been able to make two appearances for the Green-Whites to date, after picking up a muscle injury against Hoffenheim. Toprak would have liked to been able to feature against his former club, but “you need to procede accordingly in such a situation,” he said in the Mixed Zone on Thursday....

03.10.2019 / 14:59 / First Team

Christian Gross extends Werder contract

SV Werder Bremen have extended Christian Groß’s contract. The U23 captain has been training with the first team since the beginning of pre-season and has been convincing with his performances in the Bundesliga. “Grosso has absolutely earned this extension with his performances in the last few weeks and months. He has showed us how good he is in both training and in matches so it was clear to us...

03.10.2019 / 11:00 / First Team

Sargent, Eggestein, Goller and Friedl earn international call ups

Marco Friedl and Johannes Eggestein have been chosen to represent their nations’ U21s sides after some impressive performances over the last few weeks. Josh Sargent will be hoping to make another appearance for the USA’s senior team.

02.10.2019 / 18:47 / First Team

Looking ahead after a top performance

Theodor Gebre Selassie was undoubtedly one of the most important men on the pitch in Dortmund on Saturday, as Florian Kohfeldt reiterated after the game: "He is one of the most underrated players in our squad and he put in another class performance today." Since Werder’s centre-back injury crisis, the Czech international has been defending against opposing attackers from an unfamiliar position....

02.10.2019 / 14:58 / First Team

Showed great character

A strong second-half performance helped the Green-Whites claim a deserved point away at title-challengers Borussia Dortmund on Saturday night. "We really gave them a game in the second half," said former BVB player Nuri Sahin. "We came here to win and you could see that by the end," added sporting director Frank Baumann. We gathered the full reaction from the Bremen camp.

28.09.2019 / 21:43 / First Team

Werder take a point from spectacle in Dortmund

Topspiel by name, Topspiel by nature. On Saturday evening in Dortmund, BVB and Werder Bremen battled out a 2-2 draw which served as a true advert for German football. After only seven minutes, Milot Rashica showed everyone how important he is for the team with a superb strike on the half-volley to mark his return from injury. Dortmund wasted no time in fighting back and found themselves level...

28.09.2019 / 20:31 / Match Report

New SV Werder Bremen Home and Away kits embody the true spirit of football

27th June 2019, Manchester, UK. Bundesliga mainstays Werder Bremen today unveil new Home and Away strips that celebrates both the club’s rich history, and the fans that have stuck with them through thick and thin; the fans that make up the ‘Green and White Wonderwall.’

27.09.2019 / 10:00 / First Team

No doubt about the success

Hardly any team in Germany has as much individual quality as Borussia Dortmund. Playing last year’s runners-up will be one of the hardest tasks we face this season" in the Bundesliga, said Florian Kohfeldt looking ahead to the upcoming challenge on Saturday (28/09/2019, 18.30 CEST) Nevertheless, it’s not exactly been plain sailing this season for BVB, who recently dropped points in Frankfurt...

26.09.2019 / 18:22 / preliminary report

Impressed and surprised

If Florian Kohfeldt can take any positives away from all the injuries his team have suffered, one might be the number of young talents who have made their mark after being given a chance earlier than expected. For example, Benjamin Goller impressed against RB Leipzig. “He played a great game,” praised the head coach, who will also be taking the youngster to Dortmund with the rest of the first...

26.09.2019 / 17:38 / First Team

Rashica “definitely a candidate to start”

Florian Kohfeldt welcomed some positive team news today ahead of Werder’s away game at Borussia Dortmund this weekend. Not only is Milot Rashica now a candidate for the starting XI, but Milos Veljkovic and Sebastian Langkamp are also set to return to the Green-Whites’ matchday squad for Saturday’s clash (18:30 CEST kick-off).

26.09.2019 / 14:32 / First Team

Matchdays 14 to 17 scheduled

The Deutsche Fußball-Liga (DFL) have confirmed the fixtures for matchdays 14 to 17, meaning all of Werder's Bundesliga fixtures for 2019 have now been scheduled.

26.09.2019 / 12:00 / First Team

Veljkovic, Langkamp and Toprak back in full team training

The Werder injury list continues to reduce in size. After Ömer Toprak took part in a relaxed session in the morning, Milos Veljkovic and Sebastian Langkamp both returned for afternoon training.  The centre backs will gradually be brought up to the rest of the team’s intensity over the next few days. 

24.09.2019 / 17:09 / First Team

“We’re going there to win”

Maximilian Eggestein wasn’t quite fit enough to complete the full 90 minutes against Leipzig. “I couldn’t train properly last week,” the midfielder explained on Tuesday. Despite the defeat, he was impressed with the ‘incredible’ support from the Werder fans, which he experienced whilst on the substitutes bench. For Eggestein and his teammates, the atmosphere, even after the deciding goal to make...

24.09.2019 / 15:26 / First Team

Füllkrug undergoes successful knee operation

The first step on a long road to recovery. Niclas Füllkrug successfully completed an operation on both his anterior cruciate ligament and his lateral meniscus on Monday. The procedure was carried out by knee specialist Dr. Boenisch in Augsburg. 

23.09.2019 / 13:38 / First Team

‘We’re not looking for excuses”

In the 83rd minute, when Saracchi finished off a Leipzig counterattack to make it 3-0 to the visitors, the Werder fans stood in unison and showed an exceptional reaction. "We threw everything at this game and I think you could see that in the fans’ reaction," said a disappointed Florian Kohfeldt. It was indeed a moment that perfectly summed up the defeat. A Green-White squad riddled with injury...

21.09.2019 / 22:04 / First Team

League leaders Leipzig too strong for Werder

Two first-half set pieces mean that Werder have been dealt with their second home defeat of the season, losing 3-0 to the Red Bulls (2-0 at half time).  Willi Orban gave the visitors an early advantage, heading home Christopher Nkunku’s corner (13’), before Marcel Sabitzer doubled their lead with a wonderful free-kick (35’). Despite having a man advantage after Leipzig’s Konrad Laimer was shown a...

21.09.2019 / 20:22 / Match Report

Niclas Füllkrug suffers ligament injury in training

It just isn’t getting any easier. Forward Niclas Füllkrug picked up a serious injury during training on Friday, later confirmed by an MRI scan as the ruptured cruciate ligament in his left knee. The 26-year-old will be out of action for several months.

20.09.2019 / 20:10 / First Team

From one to a hundred

Florian Kohfeldt’s team fought hard to take six points from their last two games. Despite early setbacks, Kohfeldt’s side have bounced back just in time for their latest challenge. Werder will face RB Leipzig on Saturday, 21.09.2019 at 17:30 CEST. The head coach admires the undefeated league leaders who “dominated” current champions Bayern Munich at times last weekend. Nevertheless, the Werderaner...

19.09.2019 / 18:05 / preliminary report
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