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Green Whites to build on Pokal win
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The Green Whites victory in the Pokal will hopefully be the start of their move up the table. With a goal of a top three finish there is no room for errors, particularly in this afternoons match against Arminia Bielefeld.
Thomas Schaaf has concern of the status of Frank Baumann and Markus Rosenberg who have both [...]
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Werder sends BVB fans home disappointed
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The Green Whites got the second half on the year started right with a 2-1 comeback victory in the DFB Pokal over BVB in Dortmund. The match was high strung attacking rich but surprisingly only had three goals from many close chances. Swiss international Alexander Frei gave Borussia Dortmund the one goal advantage at the [...]
Category: Team NewsGroundhog Day
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Citing the repeat of last years match against Borussia Dortmund, Per Mertesacker referred to today’s DFB Pokal match against the same foe as in the movie; “A case of ‘Groundhog’s Day.”
He added (without any references to Bill Murray):
“We were really strong back then especially in the first half and had three or four good [...]
Category: Team NewsTorsten Frings suspended
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Following his outburst against Galatasaray, the Deutscher Fußball-Bund (DFB) has handed down Torsten Frings a three match suspension in friendlies. The German international received a red-card for some rather choice words towards against the referee and the DFB rendered the appropriate discipline. For the Green Whites, they are fortunate it is just for friendlies and [...]
Category: Team NewsBeşiktaş hands Werder another defeat
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Beşiktaş handed Werder another defeat in training camp friendlies as they fell 2-1. While losing a friendly is not a concern on its one, three consecutive losses is not the foundation of a club that was in the Champions League. Thomas Schaaf has been tinkering with the Green Whites lineup but quite obviously there is [...]
Category: Team NewsGalatasaray humbles Werder 4-1
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While Thomas Schaaf has hopes the Green Whites had turned the corner, the nightmare performance in the semi-final of the Radyospor Cup against Istanbul giant Galatasaray was shocking in its ineptitude as they lost 4-1. Michael Skibbe’s side ran roughshod over Werder early with Turkish internationals Sabri Sarioglu and Arda Turan scoring in the first [...]
Category: Team NewsThomas Schaaf is pleased
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Although Thomas Schaaf wasn’t too pleased with the Green Whites opening efforts in training camp, the direction has changed and the club is performing up to expectation. After loosing 1-0 to Bursaspor of Turkey’s Süper Lig in the semi-final of the Radyospor Cup, Werder faces a difficult test against Galatasaray today. Led by former Leverkusen [...]
Category: Team NewsPanathinaikos’ Alexandros Tziolis heads to Werder
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The Green Whites defending problems are the beneficiary of a tremendous deal that sees Alexandros Tziolis from Henk Ten Cate’s Panathinaikos of Super League Greece. The addition of the twenty-three year-old Greek international comes for a bargain price of a six month loan for €300k with an option to purchase for €1.6m.
In an impromptu interview [...]
Category: Team Newsoh it isn’t that cold
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The Green Whites got back to training and while someone on the club web-site whimpered about it cold, making a big thing of some players running in shorts outside it was slightly below zero. I better hold back my comments but whimpering like that bothers me and for Footballers, who hasn’t played in colder weather?
Well [...]
Category: Team NewsJuventus wants Diego
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As per “La Gazzetta dello Sport” Juventus is preparing to make an offer on Diego with him eventually replacing Pavel Nedvěd. The article contends Diego and the Serie A squad have already come to an agreement with an expected transfer price of €25m. While other media outlets have picked up this story I have not [...]
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