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Werder set to sign Serge Gnabry

SV Werder Bremen are in pole position to sign Serge Gnabry from Arsenal, Frank Baumann has confirmed. In his press conference on Tuesday afternoon, the sporting director stated that “the player wants to join us and we have the major points of an agreement in place with Arsenal. But it is not yet completed”. Baumann is expectant that a deal can be completed before the Wednesday afternoon deadline. ...

30.08.2016 / 16:42 / First Team

Taking advantage of the international break

On rainy Monday afternoon, more than a dozen Werder players took part in an intensive running exercise around the Bürgerpark in Bremen. The whole squad wasn’t there of course as many have been called up for international duty. They’ll return next week however and until then, the coaching staff will only work with the players who have remained in Bremen.

29.08.2016 / 17:48 / First Team

Skripnik: It will be brutal for some

+++ Skripnik’s message: After an unsatisfactory start to the season, head coach Viktor Skripnik has told the media that some “brutal measures” will have to be taken. Werder’s coach told WERDER.TV more specifically what he meant by that. “When you have a negative result, you have to change something. I will have to make some difficult decisions,” announced Skripnik. The 46-year-old was specifically...

29.08.2016 / 16:13 / Team Talk

14 Werder players called up for the international break

The Bundesliga has only just got underway but there is already an international break coming up next week. A number of Werder players will link up with their national teams following the disappointing 6-0 defeat to FC Bayern. WERDER.DE provides an overview of what the 14 Green-Whites will face this next week. 

27.08.2016 / 15:20 / First Team

Fritz: "We failed"

SV Werder Bremen's Bundesliga season got off to a rough start. After having failed to progress from the DFB Cup first round against Sportfreunde Lotte, the Green-Whites had shifted their focus onto the league but were unable to provide the right reaction as they lost 6-0 to defending champions FC Bayern. Fritz, Bartels and Co. were understandably very upset about their own performance: "We can't...

27.08.2016 / 13:47 / First Team

Courageous on the big stage

The waiting is over as the 54th edition of the Bundesliga finally kicks off on Friday evening at 20:30 CEST. The whole of the footballing world will be focused on Munich where Bayern München and Werder Bremen will face off in the season opener, which will be seen in not only Germany, but also Asia, North America and the Pacific. Werder have been involved in the opening game of the season twice...

25.08.2016 / 17:33 / preliminary report

Kruse undergoes successful knee operation

Werder forward Max Kruse underwent a successful operation on his left knee on Wednesday afternoon. The procedure was carried out by Prof. Dr. Michael J. Strobel at the sporthopaedicum in the Bavarian city of Straubing. Kruse will remain there until Friday, before returning to Bremen.

24.08.2016 / 20:10 / First Team

Bauer ready for the new season

You can see the stress of the last few days in his eyes. They look quite tired. Since taking part in the Olympic final in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday night, Werder’s’ new arrival Robert Bauer has flown back to Frankfurt and then on to Bremen. On Tuesday he completed his medical and a fitness test. On Wednesday he was be then officially announced a Werder Bremen player. Bauer now has a new challenge...

24.08.2016 / 17:24 / First Team

Robert Bauer strengthens Werder

SV Werder Bremen sporting director Frank Baumann confirmed on Tuesday afternoon that the club and FC Ingolstadt have agreed on a move for Robert Bauer. The 21-year-old was with the Germany Olympic team for the final in Rio and took home a silver medal. Bauer completed a physical in Bremen on Tuesday and signed a contract with the club afterwards. The clubs have decided not to disclose further...

24.08.2016 / 12:02 / First Team

Robert Bauer strengthens Werder

SV Werder Bremen sporting director Frank Baumann confirmed on Tuesday afternoon that the club and FC Ingolstadt have agreed on a move for Robert Bauer. The 21-year-old was with the Germany Olympic team for the final in Rio and took home a silver medal. Bauer completed a physical in Bremen on Tuesday and signed a contract with the club afterwards. The clubs have decided not to disclose further...

23.08.2016 / 18:04 / First Team

Werder face BSV Kickers Emden

During the upcoming international break, SV Werder Bremen will play in a friendly match before the first weekend of September. The Green-Whites play away at Landesliga side BSV Kickers Emden on the evening of Friday 2nd September. The match kicks off at 19:00 CEST at the Ostfrieslandstadion.

23.08.2016 / 17:23 / First Team

Fin Bartels banned for two DFB Cup games

Werder midfielder Fin Bartels has been given a two game cup ban by the DFB. Bartels was sent off for violent conduct in the 82nd minute of the match in Lotte, following a confrontation with an opposition player who had behaved aggressively towards him beforehand.

22.08.2016 / 17:27 / First Team

Words aren't enough

There are easier tasks than explaining what went wrong following elimination from the DFB Cup at the hands of a third division side. Viktor Skripnik would have most definitely wanted to speak about a successful start to the season with the journalists present on Monday morning, instead, he was forced to pick apart his team’s performance from the 2-1 loss to the underdogs from Lotte: “We put in an...

22.08.2016 / 16:22 / First Team

Aron playing catch-up

+++ Aron playing catch-up: He was out of team training for almost a year, but he has been back for two and a half weeks now and is fighting for a place in the team. Werder‘s sporting director, Frank Baumann, is optimistic that Aron Jóhannsson will soon be looking for goals in the Bundesliga, and not just on the training pitch. "It is looking good. There are no more problems to report", said...

22.08.2016 / 13:04 / Team Talk

Max Kruse ruled out with ligament injury

Bad news for SV Werder Bremen. Max Kruse suffered an injury to the lateral ligament of his left knee on Sunday in the DFB Cup match against Sportfreunde Lotte. The 28-year-old will not be available for the foreseeable future. 

22.08.2016 / 12:53 / First Team

Junuzovic: “A huge wake-up call”

All Green-Whites imagined it would go differently. You could see the disappointment, anger and above all the discontentment with their own performances on the Werder players’ faces following the 2-1 defeat to in Lotte in the first round of the DFB Cup. “We all have to take a look at ourselves, no one is exempt. There are many valid criticisms of the team. ^We didn’t implement our game well, were...

21.08.2016 / 21:17 / First Team

DFB Cup exit in Lotte

Werder Bremen lost their DFB Cup first round tie against Sportfreunde Lotte 2-1 on Sunday. André Dej netted a 54th-minute winner, after Zlatko Junuzovic had cancelled out Matthias Rahn’s early opener before half time. Werder, who were reduced to ten men in the closing stages, are now out of the DFB Cup. 

21.08.2016 / 19:10 / First Team

Full of anticipation, but wary

It’s been about 14 weeks since the heart-stopping season finale against Frankfurt. During the break, you have time to process these events, prepare yourself for the new season and above all begin to anticipate the challenges up ahead. Werder begin their new season on Sunday with their first-round DFB Cup tie in Lotte. “I’m excited to finally get going again,” said sporting director Frank Baumann...

19.08.2016 / 17:05 / First Team

"We can't afford to be careless"

It’s the start of the new season! After long, intensive preparations at three different training camps, the new season finally begins on Sunday. Werder will travel to Lotte in Westphalia for the first round of the DFB Cup where the team will want to celebrate their first victory of the new season against newly-promoted third-division side Lotte.  Despite the difference between the two teams,...

19.08.2016 / 12:22 / preliminary report

Guwara: "I've hit my stride"

There is a lot of competition for the positions on Werder’s left wing. Santiago Garcia played 31 matches last season, while Janek Sternberg deputized if he wasn’t available. There are now other options in Ulisses Garcia and returnee Luca Caldirola, who is also comfortable on the left. In addition, Leon Guwara signed his first professional contract with the Green-Whites in April. It wasn’t clear...

18.08.2016 / 16:56 / interview
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