Naldo: “I want to help the team”

Werder’s Brazilian would like to support his teammates again on Sunday in the Bundesliga showdown with Stuttgart.
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Friday, 25.11.2011 / 17:13

After missing 15 months injured, Naldo has been able to increase his playing time in the last couple of weeks with eight Bundesliga matches thus far in the 2011-12 season. A case of bronchitis...

After missing 15 months injured, Naldo has been able to increase his playing time in the last couple of weeks with eight Bundesliga matches thus far in the 2011-12 season. A case of bronchitis kept the Brazilian defender from playing his 164th game in Germany's top flight in Gladbach.

"I am happy that I have completely recovered from the illness, but I can tell that my body is not yet 100 percent. The body language is not there yet, but the endurance is coming back. Still I have one or two training sessions to get closer to 100 percent," Naldo told WERDER.DE after the session Friday 25 November 2011. But Bundesliga match number 164 could come on Sunday against Stuttgart at Weser Stadium (kickoff at 15:30 with live ticker starting at 3:15 p.m. on WERDER.DE).

Over the past six years Naldo has played a total of 244 games in the Green-Whites jersey and is an integral part of the Werder four-man back. "He was able to train again this week. But I am not entirely satisfied because you can see that the break did not help Naldo. He is not yet in the situation where he is completely free. But he has improved his fitness," said Thomas Schaaf at the official press conference ahead of the match against Stuttgart. "It will be a tough match. Stuttgart won at home last week and we have to forget out last match - preferably with three points. And I want to help the team with that," added Naldo.

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