Werder support decision to restart season on 23/05

Ensuring the integrity of the competition
Frank Baumann discusses the decision to restart the Bundesliga season (Photo: nordphoto).
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Wednesday, 06.05.2020 / 18:39

On Wednesday afternoon, the federal government and heads of the various state government gave the green light for the Bundesliga to return from the middle of May. The next DFL members’ meeting is scheduled for Thursday (07/05/2020), where clubs will discuss exact dates for the resumption of the league.

“We welcome the government’s decision to let us play matches. Even if games behind closed doors aren’t ideal, the decision means a lot for the clubs. It’s important that we here at Werder Bremen return to team training as quickly as possible, because we’ve only been allowed to train in groups of four in recent weeks. After nearly two month’s break, we will propose a return date of 23rd May, so that we can get reacquainted with competitive football and reduce the risk of injury, which are likely with a shorter timeframe for the return of the competition.

To this end, we’re following recommendations that were given to the given to the government, which state that two weeks of team training are needed. An earlier start would put us at a disadvantage, because in other places, they’ve been able to train in bigger groups than us here in Bremen. With regards to the integrity of the competition, we’ll be campaigning for two weeks of team training before the restart of the season,” explained Frank Baumann, Werder’s sporting director.

 
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