Werder Bremens new signing Tim Wiese will start between the posts when the Green-Whites take on SV Meppen in a friendly game on Tuesday evening. Planned is then Wiese being replaced by Andi Reinke for the secomnd half as trainer Schaaf intends to use a full squad. The Green-Whites will once again donn their new "Papageizwei" jerseys for only the second time. Werder fans can follow the proceedings with a half time report on WERDER.de and a complete report following the tie including impressions and statements.
On the down side, during training on Monday, one of Werders other new boys Jelle van Damme twisted his left knee and will not take part against Meppen. "He suffered a slight ligament strain in the challenge and we'll decide from day to day if and when he should return to full team training", explained Schaaf who is hoping for the speedy recovery of the 21 year old defender. The young Belgian did manage to come through a Tueday jogging session unscathed.
Werder are expected to start against SV Meppen as follows:
Wiese - Davala, Schulz, Pasanen, Andreasen - Lagerbloom, Vranjes, Micoud, D.Jensen - Valdez, Hunt