The city of Bremen is decking itself in green and white ahead of the showdown with 1899 Hoffenheim but Weser Stadium will be a sea of green thanks to an initiative by Werder supporters called "ALLEz GRÜN" ("Everything Green")...
The city of Bremen is decking itself in green and white ahead of the showdown with 1899 Hoffenheim but Weser Stadium will be a sea of green thanks to an initiative by Werder supporters called "ALLEz GRÜN" ("Everything Green")...
The city of Bremen is decking itself in green and white ahead of the showdown with 1899 Hoffenheim but Weser Stadium will be a sea of green thanks to an initiative by Werder supporters called "ALLEz GRÜN" ("Everything Green") while the club has received loads of emails of solidarity. And the players' response has been positive to the Werder fans campaign ahead of the match Saturday against Hoffenheim at 3:30 p.m.
"The reaction of the fans was great and you can tell that the team has registered the fans' encouragement. And we have heard that the fans are planning quite a few things for this weekend," said head coach Thomas Schaaf. The coach wants to make sure that the support is not misunderstood. "This encouragement is at the same time an obligation for everyone to fight against this situation. We must justify this support from the stands on the pitch, give an answer. The fans should experience a match with which they can be satisfied."

"This is all very positive. This is a movement which is not steered by the club but by the people in the city," said manager Thomas Eichin about the atmosphere in the city. "Everyone is standing together. But this is also a demand to give your all, play a role. With this support, the team can approach their task with the right bit of looseness as well as excitement and delight, which is not always easy in this situation.
The fans will be thrilled with the news that midfield ace Kevin De Bruyne was able to train with the team again. Still out are long-time injured players Raphael Wolf, Tom Trybull, Mehmet Ekici and Florian Hartherz. Schaaf wanted to use Wednesday's session at Weser Stadium to make clear to the team what is awaiting them on Saturday. "We don't use the quiet of a closed training too often. But we wanted to take the opportunity here to take in the pitch and the atmosphere. There are differences if you are on the training grounds or in the stadium," said Schaaf, who asked the fans for understanding of the closed training. The rest of the training sessions this week will be open to all fans.
