On Wednesday, 30/06/21, SV Werder Bremen will face VfB Oldenburg in their second pre-season friendly. The day after, the team will travel to Austria for a training camp. On Tuesday, Clemens Fritz spoke to the press about the upcoming stay in the Zillertal. “We will take 24 outfield players and four goalkeepers with us to training camp, but will also have to wait for the game tomorrow,” Fritz said. “From then on, we will be able to take small steps every day.”
Clemens Fritz summed up his impressions from the first week of training and gave an update on the ongoing squad planning efforts. WERDER.DE have put together key quotes from today’s mixed zone.
…the returning players: "Jiri Pavlenka, Yuya Osako and Josh Sargent have all returned. Pavlas is still experiencing some back problems and will train individually to start. Yuya and Josh have already joined in on training.”
…the squad: "It’s no secret that there could still be some changes to our squad. The pandemic has made it difficult. There will be some changes, hopefully sooner rather than later. It also isn’t an easy situation for the coach, but he’s been very professional about it. In the end, we will put together a balanced team that we can tackle the upcoming season with.”
…the 2. Bundesliga: "We are mentally prepared for a very tough season. It’s an exciting league with many good teams. It will be important for us to prepare ourselves well in order to take on this challenge.”
…on Kyu-hyun Park: "We are very pleased with his development. He’s very eager to learn, very ambitious and is a player who enjoys putting in the extra hours. We’re confident that everything will work out and that he will be a key part of the squad.”
…the team and the new head coach: "It’s been very positive so far. He wanted to bring in his philosophy as soon as possible. He has a very direct and positive relationship to the team and is very focused in his work. Everyone has been very receptive so far and the lads are working hard, which is fun to see during training.”
