Late bloomers

News in brief on Friday
Werder have been 'Rückrunde specialists' in recent seasons (Photo: nordphoto).
Team Talk
Friday, 25.01.2019 / 11:50

Rückrunde specialists: Werder started the Rückrunde this year with 22 points already in the bag, picking up another three in Hannover last weekend. In the last three Bundesliga seasons, the Green-Whites have been remarkably better in the second half of the season compared to the first. Altogether, Kruse and Co. have picked up 33 points more after the winter break. If the same happens this season, the fans really have something special to look forward to.

Ice-cold: The last few days in Bremen have featured cold temperatures and icy winds. Most Werder players have been wrapping themselves up as much as possible in training, but not Davy Klaassen, who’s still wearing shorts on the pitch. “We can’t play in long trousers on Saturday,” said the midfielder. “I have to be honest, it was really cold on Wednesday. Long trousers are maybe a better idea, even if I don’t like them,” he added.

 

Thore Jacobsen is back in training (Photo: nordphoto).

Returnees: Florian Kohfeldt’s list of players available is getting longer and longer. Thore Jacobsen has also been back with the team this week. “Thore isn’t in contention for the squad, but it’s good to see him back. Even if it doesn’t appear so, his return is important for us to raise the quality in training,” said Kohfeldt yesterday. Jacobsen’s future is still up in the air at the moment: “We’re in talks with other teams and I’m optimistic that we’ll find the best solution for everyone, so that Thore can pick up some high-quality game experience,” added Frank Baumann.

A little trip: Three days, ten games. Frank Baumann has been watching a few teams at the Asian Cup. “Our scouting focus is in Germany and Europe. As we can’t cover the whole world with our resources, we look to cover as many games as possible in a short space of time. The trip had nothing to do with our current situation. I got a sense of the general level and individual players,” said Baumann.

 
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