Justin Eilers took to first team training for the first time on Tuesday afternoon since his switch to Bremen in July. The 28 year old was able to participate in team training after finally overcoming a hip problem, which has forced him to follow an individual training programme for some time.
In today’s training session, which was open to the public, Clemens Fritz returned after recovering from the flu which kept him out of Saturday’s game. The captain took part in the whole session today and will be available for selection at the weekend.
However, Zlatko Junuzovic was forced to miss Tuesday’s training session, also with the flu. Jaroslav Drobny also sat out first team training, with the keeper looking to overcome a calf problem. He is expected to return to the training ground towards the end of the week.
Florian Grillitsch and Ulisses Garcia were also out missing on the training pitch, which for the day was the Weser-Stadion, as both players are working hard to overcome their muscle problems. Garcia could already be in line to return to training at the end of the week, but there is no exact return date for Grillitsch’s comeback.
There was unfortunately a moment of panic during training today when Claudio Pizarro and Lukas Fröde both challenged for a header. Claudio Pizarro took a blow to the nose and had to leave the training session early. We are waiting for further updates on his condition.
