"Acclimatisation" at Berliner AK: Ahead of the game against Hertha BSC, the Werder squad have had a light training session on Friday morning to get their bodies ready for the first away game of the 2015/16 Bundesliga season (kick-off 20:30 CEST).
"Acclimatisation" at Berliner AK: Ahead of the game against Hertha BSC, the Werder squad have had a light training session on Friday morning to get their bodies ready for the first away game of the 2015/16 Bundesliga season (kick-off 20:30 CEST).
+++ "Acclimatisation" at Berliner AK: Ahead of the game against Hertha BSC, the Werder squad have had a light training session on Friday morning to get their bodies ready for the first away game of the 2015/16 Bundesliga season (kick-off 20:30 CEST). Torsten Frings and Florian Kohfeldt did their coaching badges together with Steffan Baumgart, head coach at Berliner AK, the team were allowed to use the Berlin side's facilities to "acclimatise". Fritz, Junuzovic and co were able to prepare for the game against Hertha in the time-honoured Poststadion. +++
+++ Up to 8000 Werder fans in Berlin: Today's game against Hertha will not feel like an away game for the Werder players with up to 8000 Green-White fans expected at the Olympiastadion this evening. A similar amount of Werder fans travelled to Berlin last season when Werder came back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 thanks to the support of their giant contingent of followers. For any fans who wants to make a last minute decision, there are still tickets available at the stadium. So there are still chances to support Werder in the flesh! +++

+++ A trio of birthdays: There were three birthdays this week in the Werder world. Willi Lemke, non-executive director at Werder, celebrated his 69th birthday on Wednesday. On the same day, Max Lorenz, member of Werder's 1965 title winning team, turned 76. And one day later Werder's reserve team coach Alexander Nouri turned 36. Werder.de also wishes all birthday children all the best for the future. +++
+++ "Luki" on Sportblitz: On Wednesday evening Werder's central defender Assani Lukimya was a guest on Sportblitz for Radio Bremen. The Congo international explained on the programme that he is at a very good level of fitness and that he has been shown a lot of trust by the coaching staff. The 29-year-old currently has a lot of self-confidence. But he still maintains that there's room for improvement. +++
+++ Minute's reflection for Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder: Ahead of the game between Hertha BSC and SV Werder there will be a minute's silence to honour Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder. The former DFB president passed away on Monday in Stuttgart at the age of 82. +++
