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“We’re ready!”, Florian Kohfeldt told journalists at a press conference on Friday. The team have moved on from the two defeats in a row: “Before the season we knew that it could happen, so nobody’s letting it affect them.” Instead, full focus is on Saturday’s away game at RB Leipzig (15:30 CET).

11.12.2020 / 13:26 / preliminary report

Staying compact and taking our chances

Three days after the bitter home defeat to VfB Stuttgart, the Werder team have had time to digest the result and are training hard ahead of the weekend’s trip to Leipzig. As usual, Werder’s head of scouting and professional football Clemens Fritz, who celebrated his 40th birthday on Monday, was on hand to give his weekly update on all the most important topics around the club. “We don’t want to...

09.12.2020 / 14:32 / First Team

“We must stay alert”

Just like last Friday’s trip to Wolfsburg, the 2-1 home defeat to VfB Stuttgart on Sunday left the feeling that Werder should have gotten more from the game. Head coach Florian Kohfeldt’ s team led in most of the match stats but emerged from the game with nothing to show for their efforts. “We gifted them two goals,” said Kohfeldt after the game. “We’re currently in the most dangerous phase of the...

06.12.2020 / 18:42 / First Team

Selke’s goal too late to rescue Werder

Werder lost their second consecutive game on Sunday, as they fell to a 2-1 loss against newly promoted VfB Stuttgart in Bremen. Davie Selke’s headed goal in the 91st minute came too late for the Green-Whites, with Stuttgart’s Silas Wamangituka scoring a brace to ensure the guests took all three points. The Congolese netted a first-half penalty (31’) before capitalizing on a calamitous...

06.12.2020 / 17:26 / Match Report

Identical records so far

SV Werder and VfB Stuttgart have one thing in common – they both have eleven points from nine games. At 15:30 CET on Sunday, the green-and-whites welcome the newly-promoted side to the wohninvest WESERSTADION for Bundesliga matchday ten. “Everyone watching on TV can hope for an attractive game played at a high tempo,” said Florian Kohfeldt at his press conference on Friday as he previewed the...

04.12.2020 / 17:27 / preliminary report

SV Werder receives green light for loans covering losses caused by pandemic

SV Werder Bremen GmbH & Co KG aA have taken an important step forwards in covering the financial losses that have resulted from the coronavirus pandemic. The Green-Whites have received a commitment for working capital loans that total €20 million, which will be granted to the club by a local banking consortium. The loans will be secured by the assumption of a deficit guarantee by Bremer...

04.12.2020 / 16:45 / First Team

Milot Rashica suffers tendon injury

After being forced to withdraw from training early with a thigh injury on Tuesday, Milot Rashica has since been diagnosed with a tendon injury in his left thigh. Team doctor Dr. Daniel Hellermann confirmed the severity of the injury following an MRI. Rashica will be out for the foreseeable future, with the fear that he will be out until the end of January. 

02.12.2020 / 16:45 / First Team

Rashica leaves training early

Milot Rashica was forced to leave training early on Tuesday afternoon. The Werder attacker stopped training after suffering a thigh injury.

01.12.2020 / 14:01 / First Team

Sharpened senses

SV Werder Bremen have a long week of training ahead of them. The Green-Whites will only be in action on Sunday (6th December, 15:30 CET), as they host VfB Stuttgart at the wohninvest WESERSTADION. Clemens Fritz, head of scouting and professional football, delivered his weekly update on the most important topics of the upcoming days. He took stock of the current season, and s also taking a positive...

30.11.2020 / 15:57 / First Team

Goals conceded too easily

Three away goals were not enough for SV Werder to come away with any points from the clash against VfL Wolfsburg on Friday evening. The Green-Whites were defeated 5-3 after an action-packed game. “I’m taking some positives away from the game, but of course I’m disappointed because I felt that we could have won the game,” said head coach Florian Kohfeldt after the match.

27.11.2020 / 23:52 / First Team

Lots of goals but no points

SV Werder were beaten 5-3 by VfL Wolfsburg in the Friday night fixture. The clash between the two sides who had scored the least goals in the run up to this game saw an incredible eight goals. Werder took the lead through Leonardo Bittencourt (13’), before Baku (22’) and Brooks (25’) quickly turned the game on its head and put the hosts in the lead. Kevin Möhwald brought the scores level with his...

27.11.2020 / 22:30 / Match Report

Staying dangerous throughout the game

SV Werder Bremen will travel to face VfL Wolfsburg on Friday, who remain undefeated in the league so far this season (20:30 CET). A victory for Werder would see them not only inflict the first defeat of the season on the hosts but would also see the Green-Whites pass them in the Bundesliga standings. Three points would be a welcome change for head coach Florian Kohfeldt’s side after five...

26.11.2020 / 16:07 / preliminary report

Filbry supports Common Goal initiative

Klaus Filbry, CEO of SV Werder Bremen, has pledged his support for the Common Goal initiative. "Common Goal is for everyone. It's where the football community comes together in order to use the power of sport to enact positive change in the world. I'm very happy to now be part of such a positive movement," said Filbry. 

26.11.2020 / 10:44 / First Team

No reason to sit back and relax

After picking up a point at FC Bayern Munich (match report), Clemens Fritz, director of football and scouting, spoke to the media on Tuesday about Werder’s impressive performance. He also, like usual, discussed the week’s talking points as well as Friday’s away game at VfL Wolfsburg. Fritz is sure about one thing: “We have no reason to sit back and relax.”​​​​​​​

24.11.2020 / 12:47 / First Team

Mixed feelings

Speaking before the game, head coach Florian Kohfeldt stated that he did not want his team to draw the fifth game in a row and set a Bundesliga record. However, after a great game in the Allianz Arena, Kohfeldt had changed his mind and was glad to have won a point against the champions of Europe. His players echoed this sentiment, but also spoke about how they would have liked to have taken more...

21.11.2020 / 18:36 / First Team

A great performance rewarded with a point!

It was a fast-paced, competitive match in which Florian Kohfeldt’s team gave it everything they had. Following a great performance, Werder return home to Bremen with a point after a 1-1 draw with Bayern Munich. Maximilian Eggestein fired the Green-Whites into the lead with a great finish shortly before half time (45’), capping off a solid first half display. Kingsley Coman brought the hosts level...

21.11.2020 / 17:41 / Match Report

Shutting out all the talk

There have been no signs of nerves during training at Osterdeich this week as Werder look ahead to the trip to Bavaria to take on the reigning champions. On the contrary, head coach Florian Kohfeldt and his team are relishing the challenge in Munich. “It’s going to be a great game and we’re all looking forward to it,” said Kohfeldt at the digital pre-match press conference on Friday. The...

20.11.2020 / 15:48 / preliminary report

Werder Bremen win UEFA Grassroots Award

SV Werder Bremen have been awarded UEFA's Grassroots Award for their work in amateur football. Werder took home the award in the 'Best Professional Club' category, beating out 16 nominees from other European clubs. UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin personally congratulated the Green-Whites on the award during a video press conference, and thanked them for their outstanding commitment to football. ...

19.11.2020 / 15:15 / WERDER BEWEGT

More positive energy for Werder

While the Coronavirus pandemic has hit football hard, Jean-Manuel Mbom has enjoyed a successful season on the pitch. After making his Bundesliga debut in September, the 20-year-old wore the German U21 shirt for the first time during Thursday’s (12/11) friendly against Slovenia. Mbom is also in contention for another cap as Germany take on Wales in EURO qualification in Braunschweig tonight (18:15...

17.11.2020 / 12:23 / First Team

Showing courage and self-confidence

The international break is almost over and the Werder squad are back in training at Osterdeich to prepare for the tough challenge away at FC Bayern at the weekend. Clemens Fritz, head of scouting and football at Werder, gave his thoughts to WERDER.DE as training got underway again.

16.11.2020 / 15:13 / First Team
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