Yesterday, another long term absentee, Claudio Pizarro, returned to training. “Claudio reacted well to team training yesterday. Now we want to slowly increase his workload and his participation in training sessions,” said Nouri. However, the Peruvian did not take part in the match scenario training. During that time, he trained individually with fitness coach Axel Dörrfuß.
Nevertheless, Nouri was full of praise for Werder’s most successful foreign striker in the Bundesliga. “We are delighted that Claudio is back on the training ground with us. He is someone who has a lot of charisma and he brings that positivity to the training ground, with the players feeding off of him,” explained the Werder coach.
Izet Hajrovic was forced to finish Tuesday’s training session early due to picking up a knock in his right knee. The head coach, however, could rule out any doubt surrounding Hajrovic’s injury. “Izet is a tough cookie. He has been given the green light to return to training tomorrow morning.”
The number of injured Werder players is reducing day by day and Nouri wants to be able to look forward to a full squad at his disposal. “I will be delighted when that day comes, but it is not yet in sight,” according to Nouri, who went on to say: “The transition from light training to a full training session takes time. We have to remain patient with the injured players.”
Theo Gebre Selassie finished training early on Wednesday afternoon, as Werder look to manage his workload. Johannes Eggestein also had to finish the session early, as he picked up a knock to his left thigh.
