More than 8,000 Werder fans will be at Berlin's Olympic Stadium Friday night trying to push their team to their fifth victory of the season. Among them will be a certain Manuel Garcia. Manuel Garcia? Who was that again...
More than 8,000 Werder fans will be at Berlin's Olympic Stadium Friday night trying to push their team to their fifth victory of the season. Among them will be a certain Manuel Garcia. Manuel Garcia? Who was that again...
More than 8,000 Werder fans will be at Berlin's Olympic Stadium Friday night trying to push their team to their fifth victory of the season. Among them will be a certain Manuel Garcia. Manuel Garcia? Who was that again? Right. The twin brother of left back Santiago Garcia who plays as a goalkeeper himself in the Argentina top flight. Manuel and a friend will be cheering for his brother from the away fans section of the stadium.
"I am so excited that Manuel is visiting me in Germany and is even there in Berlin. I got him two tickets for the Bremen fan curve. He told me that he's already working with a buddy on Werder songs. Hopefully he can push us to a victory," said Santiago Garcia with a smile.
Recently it's been ‘Santi' alone in Bremen
The Argentinean has not seen his brother since his transfer to Bremen in September. "It is pretty hard not seeing your twin brother for more than three months. We do have daily contact. But being able to finally spend a couple of days together is something different. It will be a great time," said the powerful left-footer, who has been without his girlfriend Carla recently in Bremen. Two weeks ago, the 23-year-old left for her hometown Rosario to visit family and friends who had not seen her since April.
But Santiago has a "replacement". His brother Manuel will stay in Bremen until the end of the Christmas time before heading back home - better said to his club Atletico Rosario Central. Manuel will then return to his job for the 10th placed team.
Before that, Santiago Garcia would like to give his twin brother a present against Hertha. But there is something at stake for him personally. At the fan club Christmas party last Sunday, the 25-year-old got himself into a bet with the members of the Abfahrt Arsten fan club. "I bet them that we would win in Berlin. Should that not happen, I will invite those guys who were on hand when we bet to a grill afternoon in the summer," said Garcia about the wager.
Should Werder's defender be right, the fan club members will donate him and his brother a cold drink. That's motivation enough for the Argentinean twins. The fan club Abfahrt Arsten meanwhile will likely not be sad if they lose that bet.
