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"Like something out of a film"

That chapter is over and done with. For Theodor Gebre Selassie, the disappointing European championship where the Czech Republic were knocked out in the group stage, is all in the past - history. The right-back used his three-week summer holiday to shake off the disappointment and has learnt from the experience. Now, Gebre Selassie is back with the Green-Whites in the Zillertal region and intends...

25.07.2016 / 13:09 / First Team

Comings and goings

+++ Late arrival: Melvyn Lorenzen arrived in Zillertal on Sunday lunchtime. The 21-year-old, who picked up a facial injury in an incident a few weeks ago, has recovered and is back. He missed the camp in Neuruppin but can now prepare for the new season. Lorenzen took to the field with his teammates this afternoon. +++

24.07.2016 / 18:10 / Team Talk

"Four-four-two" - In Petsos' garage

Florian Kainz has been in pre-season for six weeks already. He returned to training at former club Rapid Vienna on 10th June, even taking part in a friendly before joining Werder. Kainz kept working individually until training resumed in Bremen and unsurprisingly he is extremely eager for the real season to kick-off.

24.07.2016 / 17:01 / First Team

Michael Zetterer pulls out of training

Werder’s goalkeeper Michael Zetterer had to pull out of the first training session in Zillertal early. The 21-year-old’s wrist reacted badly to a particularly heavy strain earlier today. As a precautionary measure, Zetterer will undergo further examinations in Stuttgart. Until then the keeper will not take part in training.

22.07.2016 / 17:40 / First Team

Wolf returns to training: “Finally have no more complaints”

Finally able to train without any complaints: these few days have fulfilled his wish for the last year. The goalkeeper is back and training with the team again in Zillertal and is fully enjoying it: “I am simply happy to finally be fully fit and have no more complaints. Obviously, It also feels great to be back out on the pitch. It is the most important thing for any footballer,” said Wolf, who...

22.07.2016 / 14:07 / First Team

Meeting up with old friends

The training camp in Zillertal is slowly getting under way. Werder have been in Austria since Thursday, and their first friendly is on Saturday (15:00 CEST). In 1860 Munich, SVW are up against their toughest opponents yet of this pre-season. Head coach Viktor Skripnik wants to find out a bit more about his team against the second-division side. 

22.07.2016 / 09:42 / preliminary report

Kleinheisler out for a number of weeks

Bad news for Werder and László Kleinheisler: the Hungarian international has suffered an adductor-muscle injury, and will not be travelling to the training camp in Zillertal.

21.07.2016 / 15:07 / First Team

Fans' Day 2016

Around three and a half weeks to go before the new season officially begins with the annual Fans’ Day. All Werder fans can look forward to an exciting schedule, which will really get your Green-White hearts racing.

21.07.2016 / 13:07 / Fans

Precautionary measures

The Werder players started the day by trying on the new Roy Robson suits and LLOYD shoes but it wasn’t long until they swapped the business wear for their training gear. The penultimate public training session took place in the morning before the team flies to Zillertal for their second training camp. Santiago Garcia and Luca Caldirola were forced to stop training early.

20.07.2016 / 17:55 / First Team

Inspired, but grounded

Without doubt one of the more pleasant surprises of the 2016 European Championship was Laszlo Kleinheisler. The nifty Werder man reached the last 16 of the competition with Hungary, and he himself even made the Sports magazine L’Équipe’s best XI of the group stage. He spirited performances were recognised far and wide, by Werder fans, naturally, but also by the international press. Since the start...

19.07.2016 / 21:01 / First Team

Pulled muscle for Grillitsch

SV Werder’s week of training got under way on Monday afternoon without Florian Grillitsch. The Austrian suffered a pulled muscle in his right thigh last Saturday, in a friendly against VfB Lübeck.  The Green-Whites will now have to travel to their training camp in Zillertal without the 20-year-old.

18.07.2016 / 18:03 / Florian Grillitsch

From one training camp to another

+++ A tight schedule: The training camp in Neuruppin is over. Werder put in some really hard work in Brandenburg, and have laid the foundations for the new season. The players have been back in Bremen since Saturday evening, but pre-season is not over yet. On the contrary, a very busy week awaits Fritz, Pizarro and Co. The Green-Whites have a number of open training sessions in the coming days...

18.07.2016 / 14:08 / Team Talk

Werder to face Chelsea

The pre-season friendly against Lazio may have been cancelled, but the Green-Whites have found a real cracker of a replacement – SV Werder Bremen will face Premier League side Chelsea FC on Sunday, 7th August at the Weser-Stadion (kick-off 15:00 CEST). "We’re happy that we’ve been able to find such an attractive opponent to kick off our season in such a short time. First of all, huge thanks must...

17.07.2016 / 11:23 / First Team

Werder draw 1-1 with Lübeck

SV Werder Bremen drew their third pre-season friendly 1-1 with VfB Lübeck on Saturday evening. Viktor Skripnik’s men got off to an excellent start thanks to Fin Bartels’ sixth minute strike, but they were unable to add to their advantage. Florian Kainz and Izet Hajrovic struck the woodwork but a late strike from Kubilay Büyükdemir saw the game end level.

16.07.2016 / 21:08 / First Team

Werder hit Neuruppin for eight

SV Werder Bremen inflicted a comprehensive 8-0 defeat upon the Neuruppin select side on Saturday morning. Viktor Skripnik’s men were 2-0 up at the break but ran riot in the second half. The head coach used the game to look at as many players as possible and he is bound to have been impressed with what he saw.

16.07.2016 / 16:04 / Match Report

Laying the foundations

The first of three training camps for SV Werder Bremen ends on Saturday when they face a Neuruppin select side VfB Lübeck. Viktor Skripnik had set the focus on improving athleticism and setting the foundations as the new season approaches. The SVW boss was very pleased with the conditions on site and the commitment his players displayed: "There is absolutely no reason to say anything negative at...

16.07.2016 / 11:32 / First Team

Reunion after twelve years

Two friendlies in one day! It will be a friendly match double header for the Green-Whites on Saturday, 16th July. Following a game against a Neuruppin town XI at midday, Viktor Skripnik’s team will face VfB Lübeck, who won last year’s WIESENHOF Tennis Ball Challenge. The clash against the Regionalliga side will conclude Werder’s first pre-season training camp. 

15.07.2016 / 17:31 / preliminary report

Oelschlägel on standby for the Olympics

Werder’s young goalkeeper Eric Oelschlägel may well be taking part in the 2016 Olympic Games for Germany in Rio de Janeiro. The 20-year-old has been put on standby, according to a statement from the DFB on Friday afternoon.             

15.07.2016 / 14:27 / U23

Werder cancel Lazio friendly

SV Werder Bremen have cancelled their friendly with Lazio, originally planned for Saturday, 6th August at the Weser-Stadion. Club chairman Klaus Filbry confirmed the news on Friday morning. “The evidence that radical right-wing groups will use the game as a platform for their own agenda has become more substantial. It has been confirmed to us by various sources. We don’t want to offer that...

15.07.2016 / 13:28 / First Team

Werder to play friendly against 1860 München in Zillertal

The final details have been confirmed and there will be an extra friendly during Werder’s training camp in Zillertal. The Green-Whites will play TSV 1860 München as well as Huddersfield.  The clash with the 2. Bundesliga side will take place at the Parkstadion in Zell am Ziller on Saturday, 23rd July at 15:00 CEST. It will be the third pre-season match to take place between the two clubs. 

14.07.2016 / 18:25 / First Team
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