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Moving forward

SV Werder Bremen have concluded their final training session in Herzlake and Saturday's friendly with FC Ingolstadt will mark the end of their third training camp this summer. "We can generally be satisfied," summed up head coach Viktor Skripnik on Friday.

13.08.2016 / 12:59 / Trainingslager

Fritz: “I am enjoying every day”

Clemens Fritz is in the midst of his 16th pre-season. The Werder captain trained with Karlsruher SC ahead of the 2001/2002 season, which was his first as a professional. Fritz has experienced plenty in his career since then, especially the tough weeks of pre-season. Fritz has reaped the benefits of toiling hard to get himself into the best physical shape possible and says that he even enjoys some...

12.08.2016 / 14:13 / interview

Ingolstadt to round things up

The Green-Whites face a really tough challenge at the end of the Herzlake training camp. At 15:30 CEST on Saturday, SV Werder will face their last friendly opponents of pre-season at the Heinz-Dettmer-Stadion in Lohne, when they go up against FC Ingolstadt. The encounter with their Bundesliga rivals will be the final match in preparation for next season. For head coach Viktor Skripnik’s team, it...

12.08.2016 / 10:59 / preliminary report

Grillitsch and Gebre selassie are back

Slowly but surely, SV Werder’s injury list is being reduced. Florian Grillitsch and Theodor Gebre Selassie returned to Green-White team training on Thursday morning. Grillitsch has fully recovered from his pulled muscle and Gebre Selassie has got over his ankle problem.

11.08.2016 / 16:38 / First Team

"Great feeling" for Jóhannsson

Aron Jóhannsson is finally back on the pitch. After more than ten months sidelined with injury, the USA international celebrated his comeback on Wednesday evening against Meppen.

11.08.2016 / 12:52 / First Team

Werder beat SV Meppen 2-0

Werder beat Meppen 2-0 in their opening friendly of the Herzlake training camp. Johannes Eggestein and Sambou Yatabare were on the scoresheet. Lamine Sané made his debut in the game, with Aron Jóhannsson playing the final 30 minutes.

10.08.2016 / 23:04 / Match Report

Sané trains with the team

There was plenty on offer at Werder’s first training session at Herzlake, bright sunshine, a number of Werder fans from the region and some players returning to the pitch. Florian Grillitsch and Theodor Gebre Selassie returned from injury to complete individual sessions. 

09.08.2016 / 22:30 / First Team

Back to Herzlake

On Tuesday morning, the Green-Whites set off for their final training camp in Herzlake. In the small community in Emsland, with a population of 4,200, Viktor Skripnik’s team will spend the next few days preparing for the start of the season in two weeks time.

09.08.2016 / 13:48 / First Team

A cautious start

Lamine Sané was only able to watch the friendly against Chelsea from the stands. It will take a bit of time before the new signing from Girondins Bordeaux can get involved on the pitch at the Weser-Stadion. The Senegalese defender suffered a set-back last season because of a knee injury, and he is currently limited to individual training. However, Sané is feeling optimistic: “My knee is doing a...

08.08.2016 / 16:21 / First Team

Tough test, useful insight

The friendly match against Chelsea ended in a 4-2 defeat. Two weeks before the start of the competitive season, Werder’s intensive friendly against the Londoners who kick off their league campaign this weekend, gave Viktor Skripnik and his coaching staff a lot of useful insight. "This match was an important step for us in our learning process. We played with a new 4-2-3-1 system for the first...

08.08.2016 / 12:08 / First Team

Werder beaten 4-2 by Chelsea

Werder Bremen were beaten 4-2 by Chelsea in front of their own fans on Sunday. Over 25,000 spectators watched an entertaining clash, but the Premier League side were ultimately too strong for Viktor Skripnik’s men.

07.08.2016 / 19:06 / Match Report

Chelsea visit a pre-season highlight

It's the highlight of SV Werder Bremen's pre-season: This Sunday, the Green-Whites will host none other than five-time English champions Chelsea FC in the Weser Stadium. For Chelsea the Premier League season will kick-off in eight days following their friendly with SVW.

07.08.2016 / 13:52 / preliminary report

Back with the squad

+++ Jóhannsson and Bargfrede return: They are back! Aron Jóhannsson and Philipp Bargfrede have been able to take part in first-team training again this week. Jóhannsson has been out since September last year with a long-term hip injury, while Bargfrede has been unable to train with the team since March. Both players have now been able to take a big step towards their comebacks. “It felt great to...

05.08.2016 / 15:02 / First Team

"I’ve been a Werder fan since Micoud"

It’s all confirmed – and it all went by like a blur. Lamine Sané’s contract signing was followed by a short photo-shoot and an interview with WERDER.TV before he flew back to France. The massive centre-back will be returning from Bordeaux to Bremen on the weekend. The 29-year-old has a good idea of what the Bundesliga will hold despite only making a brief visit: “I’ve already been following the...

05.08.2016 / 13:02 / First Team

Individual training as a precaution

Niklas Moisander has given the all-clear. The Finnish centre-back hasn’t been training with the team for the past two days but he explained that the break is only a “precautionary measure”. Moisander explained: “I don’t want to strain myself by doing too much and risk a setback. I am doing well and can return to training on Friday.”

04.08.2016 / 19:41 / First Team

Done deal: Lamine Sané is a Green-White

Senegalese centre-back Lamine Sané has joined SV Werder. The 29-year-old has moved from French first-division side FC Girondins Bordeaux. Both clubs announced the news on Wednesday afternoon. The fees involved are being kept under wraps.

04.08.2016 / 18:53 / First Team

It all started in Mallorca...

Max Kruse really started to occupy the thoughts of Frank Baumann for the first time at the end of June. It was actually during Baumann’s family holiday in Mallorca, when the departure of SVW striker Anthony Ujah was looking more and more likely. Baumann needed an alternative. “I contacted Max’s agent from Mallorca”, reports the sporting director. He admits that he really didn’t think they would be...

04.08.2016 / 12:47 / First Team

Gálvez leaves Bremen

Alejandro Gálvez has left SV Werder Bremen to return to his homeland. The central defender has linked up with top-tier outfit SD Eibar. Sporting director Frank Baumann announced the deal on Wednesday.

03.08.2016 / 18:28 / First Team

"A place that feels like home"

He has never forgotten his time in the academy, and he has also never forgotten his Bundesliga debut: an historic 8-1 win at the Weser-Stadion against Arminia Bielefeld. After seven years, Max Kruse is back in Bremen. The 28-year-old wants to achieve one thing above anything else at Werder: to reignite his love of being a professional footballer. The Green-Whites are like a new old home for Kruse....

03.08.2016 / 13:11 / interview

Max Kruse returns to the Weser

Germany international Max Kruse has returned to Werder Bremen. The 28-year old, who played for the club between 2006 and 2009 has transferred from VfL Wolfsburg with immediate effect. The news was confirmed by sporting director Frank Baumann on Tuesday afternoon. Kruse had completed a medical prior to the announcement. The clubs have agreed not to disclose the details of the move.  

02.08.2016 / 19:37 / First Team
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