Emotions and dedication

Werder’s Sokratis and Marko Arnautovic did not quite see eye-to-eye after a hard challenge. (Photo: Gumz)
First Team
Friday, 29.03.2013 / 08:28

There is plenty of fire in Werder's training ahead of the Mainz 05 match. A temperamental training game with energetic challenges was followed by a short dispute between defensive boss Sokratis and Marko Arnautovic. "It was a hard...

There is plenty of fire in Werder's training ahead of the Mainz 05 match. A temperamental training game with energetic challenges was followed by a short dispute between defensive boss Sokratis and Marko Arnautovic. "It was a hard challenge, but that happens in football. There were emotions. That's part of it," said head coach Thomas Schaaf afterwards.

Other than the somewhat over-motivated end to Thursday's training, the Werder coach can be satisfied with the two training weeks during the national team break. The entire team trained with dedication and were dynamic. The goal remains the same: Getting three away points against Thomas Tuchel's team.

Aleksandar Ignjovski hopes to be on hand at Mainz's Coface Arena after returning to the training grounds on Thursday following his functional upper abdomen pain. "I didn't have any more pain. The session was very good, but I want to wait for the next couple days," said the relieved Ignjovski. "We hope that it continues this well so that ‘Iggy' is available on the weekend," said Schaaf.

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