Zlatko Junuzovic will return to training ahead of the game against Stuttgart on matchday 14. Werder’s captain will train again on Tuesday afternoon after suffering from a muscle problem, per Florian Kohfeldt. “Zladdi is feeling much better. We hope that he can train regularly this week and will be at full fitness for the game against Stuttgart,” said Werder’s coach.
Junuzovic is “an important building block” for this team, who hard to do without. “Replacing a fully fit Zlatko Junuzovic is not easy,” said Kohfeldt. The captain had been participating in individual drills over the last few days.
The coach will also have to do without Luca Caldirola and Thomas Delaney until Thursday at least. While Caldirola picked up a knock to his foot, Delaney is out with an injured toe. Kohfeldt: “It makes sense to proceed with caution, but that doesn’t mean that they won’t be available for the Stuttgart game.”
Questions still remain over the status of Aron Jóhannsson, however. The striker picked up a knee injury in the friendly against Rehden during the international break and is still missing time. “We have to keep on taking things day by day. It’s getting better, but Aron isn’t quite at the stage where we can send him out onto the pitch yet. I still haven’t completely written him off for Saturday though,” explained Kohfeldt.
