Sokratis introduced

Sokratis Papastathopolous with Thomas Schaaf and Klaus Allofs
First Team
Thursday, 21.07.2011 / 17:39

When Sokratis Papastathopolous was asked about his strengths, he grinned and answered: "I have nothing to add to what the coach said." It's no surprise after Thomas Schaaf had spoken quite highly of Papastathopolous in the previous few minutes...

When Sokratis Papastathopolous was asked about his strengths, he grinned and answered: "I have nothing to add to what the coach said." It's no surprise after Thomas Schaaf had spoken quite highly of Papastathopolous in the previous few minutes. "We had observed him a long time and got information from other teammates. All that was very convincing. He is grim, positively aggressive, plays well in the air and is also someone who likes to push forward as well," praised Schaaf. 


"He cannot solve all of our problems immediately, we just have too many injuries for that. But I am very happy that he came to us right away because this way he can experience the important training sessions, get to know his teammates and see how we play," said the Werder coach. Schaaf also hopes that "Papas" - as he is known by nickname - could already play on Saturday in Southampton. "A few papers still have to be filled out but the thought is that we could see him there already," said Schaaf.

The 1.85m centre back would like to figure out Werder's game philosophy as quickly as possible. "We are now a family, we want to achieve the same goals," said Papastathopolous, who knows Werder well. "I didn't have any contact with national team players Charisteas or Tziolis or Otto Rehhagel. I am well-informed myself and know that I have landed with a competent, very competitive club in which I would like to quickly become a starter and help push the team forward."

The 23-year-old definitely has some high goals. "I know that I am coming to a very strong, balanced league. Since we had only started preparations a week ago in Italy I was able to keep myself fit. If it were up to me, I would jump in straight away and practice with the team. I feel really good," said Papastathopolous.

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