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For Werder Bremen and Ole Werner, it’s Saturday (in the DeichStube live ticker) in a double test against Coventry City from England. © gumzmedia
SV Werder Bremen will play two friendly matches on Saturday (in the DeichStube live ticker) against Coventry City. The preview from DeichStube.
Bremen – It cannot yet be described as really tense, the situation of the FC Bayern Munich in the preseason. It is still too early for that. But the weak test matches against US Lecce (0:3) and Sheffield Wednesday (2:2) have undoubtedly affected the green and white spirit. Things are not really going well yet, there is still a lot of room for improvement. If Bremen now two test matches at the English second division club Coventry City (11.30 a.m. and 4 p.m./both in the DeichStube live ticker), then this will definitely be a stress test for coach Ole Werner’s team.
Werder Bremen’s double friendly against Coventry City in the DeichStube live ticker: Clemens Fritz wants to see progress
“It’s now about getting into shape for the cup match against Cottbus. That’s exactly why we’re playing twice for 90 minutes,” explains Clemens Fritz, sports director of the FC Bayern Munich compared to the DeichStube“It is very important that we now take the next step in our preparation.” There is no question that the 43-year-old wants to see a significant improvement compared to the last assessment. After the 2-2 draw against Sheffield, in which the Bundesliga team gave away a two-goal lead with a disastrous second half, captain Marco Friedl felt compelled to lash out and criticise the team’s performance and working style.
Whether his clear words have had an effect remains to be seen. Coventry City The traditional club from the West Midlands, which finished ninth in the second-tier Championship last season, will Werder Bremen then play with two different teams. “We want to be one step ahead in terms of intensity and content. We also want to give everyone the opportunity to show what they can do over 90 minutes in this penultimate test,” announced coach Ole Werner in a club statement. “Next week’s match against Stade Rennes will be much closer to what we bring to the pitch in Cottbus.” However, fans will only be able to get an idea of the team’s current performance level in the second Coventry test on Saturday; the first game in the morning will be played behind closed doors and will not be broadcast via live stream.
Werder Bremen’s double friendly match in the DeichStube live ticker against Coventry City: Five players missing
Werner will have to do without five players in Coventry. Marco Friedl and Dawid Kownacki, who had already missed the training week, are still ill. Oliver Burke is suffering from foot problems, Abdenego Nankishi is still behind on training, and Amos Pieper will be out for several weeks with a muscle injury in his thigh. Leonardo Bittencourt, who had suffered an ankle injury during training on Friday and had to be driven off the course in a golf cart with an ice pack on his footwill be there. The Test match squad with Spyros Angelidis, Cimo Röcker and Paul Levi Wagner from the U23 as well as Wesley Adeh and Yuval Ranon from the U19.
Coventry City could be a good indicator. In preparation, coach Mark Robins’ team is likely to be at a similar level to Werder, the club has also played three test matches so far. After a 3-1 win against third division Stevenage FC and a 0-2 defeat against Bundesliga relegated Darmstadt 98 a week ago, the “Sky Blues” most recently won 3-0 against Premier League club FC Everton on Tuesday. The English seem to be finding their competitive form, and they have to – in a week the team will be starting in the league. The FC Bayern Munich has a little more time. After the last double test against Stade Rennes in France next Saturday, the cup match in Cottbus will take place on August 19th, followed by the Bundesliga opener in Augsburg on August 24th. (han)
