No Schmitz or Junuzovic, but Fritz back

Due to lingering stomach pain, Lukas Schmitz was forced to lie down instead of run.
First Team
Tuesday, 02.04.2013 / 13:37

After having Easter Monday off, Werder started the training week on Tuesday without Lukas Schmitz. "Lukas has stomach pain. We will examine him to find out exactly what he has," head coach Thomas Schaaf told media representatives...

After having Easter Monday off, Werder started the training week on Tuesday without Lukas Schmitz. "Lukas has stomach pain. We will examine him to find out exactly what he has," head coach Thomas Schaaf told media representatives before Tuesday morning's session.

In addition to the left back, who missed the match Saturday in Mainz, Zlatko Junuzovic was also not on the pitch on Tuesday. The Austrian international suffered a laceration on his left knee during the World Cup qualifier against Ireland and could only train individually. "It looks better for him. He still has some slight swelling and can only ride the bike at the moment. Therefore we cannot say when he will train again," said Schaaf.

Clemens Fritz meanwhile was back for his first warm-ups in weeks. The Bremen captain warmed up with Tom Trybull and the rest of his teammates before the 32-year-old headed out for individual workouts with athletic training Reinhard Schnittker. Fritz has been working for a week and a half on his return to team training. "Of course we are happy that Clemens is so far already. But we still must be more than cautious. He was back on the pitch with the team for the first time. We don't want to look ahead, but he will probably not be ready for the weekend," said the Werder coach less than optimistically if Fritz would be available in the match Saturday against Schalke.

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