“Total effort and commitment” despite the heat

Preview of the friendly against Eintracht Braunschweig
Theodor Gebre Selassie and SV Werder face Eintracht Braunschweig in the first friendly (photo: nordphoto).
preliminary report
Saturday, 08.08.2020 / 13:10

SV Werder’s first friendly of pre-season is almost here. After just six days of training, Werder will welcome newly-promoted second-division side Eintracht Braunschweig to “Platz 11” next to the wohninvest WESERSTADION on Sunday 9th August (13:00 CEST). The match will take place without fans.

The squad:  As usual at the start of a new season, fans will be eager to take a look at the new signings: Patrick Erras, Felix Agu and Romano Schmid may make their first appearances for Werder. After returning from KFC Uerdingen 05, Jean-Manuel Mbom will also be in green and white again. Oscar Schönfelder and Johan Mina will have to wait for their chance to join a matchday squad. Ilia Gruev will also be absent after injuring his ankle in training, as well as Milos Veljkovic, who has a calf injury. 

Baumann: “It will be a demanding game”

Frank Baumann expects a strong opponent (photo: nordphoto).

Thoughts on the game: By the time the game against Braunschweig gets underway, SV Werder Bremen will have completed six training sessions. “We want to see what the boys have taken from the first days of training,” says Frank Baumann, Werder’s sporting director, as he discusses the expectations of the team. Despite the anticipated high temperatures, the players are expected to show “total effort and commitment” on the pitch to ensure that Kohfeldt’s men can play “their brand of football”. Baumann also expects opposition head coach Marco Antwerpen to bring a side hungry to win; Braunschweig celebrated promotion to Bundesliga 2 just a few weeks ago. “They’ll still have the euphoria of promotion and they’ll be confident. It will be a demanding game.”

Last time out: Werder supporters won’t remember the last fixture between the sides fondly. SV Werder lost a friendly 2-1 in January 2017 on a day with heavy snowfall. Serge Gnabry scored the goal for Bremen.

 

 
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