Pasanen and Klasnic doubtful

The involvement of Ivan Klasnic against VfB Stuttgart on Saturday is still very much in doubt. The Croatian striker is suffering with a thigh strain.
First Team
Saturday, 08.03.2008 / 09:13

The Werder players schedule left them little time to catch a breath following their late afternoon arrival in Stuttgart. The team bus initially brought the players to the team hotel and then directly on for a final pre-match training session.

The Werder players schedule left them little time to catch a breath following their late afternoon arrival in Stuttgart. The team bus initially brought the players to the team hotel and then directly on for a final pre-match training session. Whilst the rest of the squad who were involved in Glasgow did some light loosening up, Petri Pasanen had to pull out of the session completely. It is as yet unclear as to whether or not the Finnish international, who has been afflicted with rib pain, will be available to Thomas Schaaf for selection against VfB Stuttgart.

 

A decision must still be made on Ivan Klasnic’s availability for the tie. The striker is still suffering from the after-effects of a thigh strain which he picked up in Werder’s home game against Borussia Dortmund last Saturday. Trainer Thomas Schaaf commented on the situation with the Green-Whites front men: “Ivan is still feeling some discomfort and that doesn’t exactly make the personnel situation any better, in particular as Boubacar Sanogo has flown on to Bremen.”

 

Sanogo, who had come down with flu before Werder’s UEFA Cup match in Glasgow, remained on the plane, which had flown Werder from Glasgow to Stuttgart, and carried on directly back to Bremen whilst the rest of his team mates prepared for the Bundesliga clash. The Ivory Coast international wasn’t alone on the trip, he was joined by Diego. The Brazilian is still on a league suspension after his sending off against Frankfurt.

 

The following squad has been selected for the clash with German champions VfB Stuttgart: Wiese, Vander, Boenisch, Pasanen, Naldo, Mertesacker, Fritz, Baumann, Tosic, Owomoyela, Vranjes, Rosenberg, Özil, Hunt, Klasnic, Jensen, Almeida, Borowski, Harnik.

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