Other than Daniel Jensen, no other Werder player was missing from the final practice session for the Bundesliga game against Hannover. It was already decided that the Danish international could not play on Sunday, and his absence was not lost on his team-mates. “It’s too bad for us. Daniel was on a good path and could have helped us in the next couple of important games. It’s of course especially tragic for him,“ said team captain Frank Baumann.
Heah coach Thomas Schaaf can choose from his entire roster on Sunday except for Jensen. Naldo returns to the Bremen interior defence after serving his suspension for a red card. And no players will miss the Sunday game due to fifth yellow cards. But that could change in the coming weeks as Frank Baumann, Sebastian Boenisch, Torsten Frings, Clemens Fritz and Aaron Hunt all have received four warnings.
The following 18 players are available for Thomas Schaaf for the home game against Hannover: Wiese, Vander – Boenisch, Fritz, Mertesacker, Naldo, Pasanen, Prödl – Baumann, Diego, Frings, Hunt, Niemeyer, Özil, Tziolis – Almeida, Pizarro, Rosenberg.