The Green-Whites will prepare for the second half of the season in warm, summery conditions of around 29 degrees. “We have established weaknesses both offensively and defensively,” explained Kohfeldt. The Werder head coach will also speak with all of the players individually. “The altitude shouldn’t affect our training camp, but it means we will have to adapt to the conditions at the beginning of the trip,” explained the Werder coach looking ahead to staying 1,700m above sea level.
On Tuesday, 8th January, the Green-Whites will visit the ‘Amandla Safe Hub Diepsloot’ to get a picture of what the society is like in South Africa. Furthermore, the players will enjoy a reception together with the German embassy in Pretoria on Thursday, 10th January. “Every player should get the chance to enjoy visiting a new country,” explained Kohfeldt, who has also set one day aside so that the players can explore and relax.
The full Werder squad travelling to South Africa:
Jiri Pavlenka, Stefanos Kapino, Luca Plogmann, Jaroslav Drobny – Felix Beijmo, Claudio Pizarro, Ludwig Augustinsson, Kevin Möhwald, Florian Kainz, Martin Harnik, Max Kruse, Milot Rashica, Milos Veljkovic, Sebastian Langkamp, Nuri Sahin, Niklas Moisander, Josh Sargent, Fin Bartels, Theodor Gebre Selassie, Johannes Eggestein, Fridolin Wagner, Ilia Gruev, Davy Klaassen, David Philipp, Marco Friedl, Manuel Mbom, Maximilian Eggestein, Jan-Niklas Beste and Philipp Bargfrede