Bremen – Bitter for SV Werder Bremen: Milos Veljkovic is also out against SV Sandhausen (Sunday, 1.30 p.m. in the DeichStube live ticker).
the SV Werder Bremen had until the end on a bet of Milos Veljkovic against SV Sandhausen hoped, but now it’s clear: The 26-year-old defender is out. “He won’t play on Sunday,” said Werder coach Ole Werner on Saturday after Bremen’s final training session when asked by the DeichStube.
Injured: Werder Bremen against SV Sandhausen without Milos Veljkovic
Milos Veljkovic had suffered calf problems in Serbia’s international match against Denmark (0:3) on Tuesday, which apparently aren’t over yet – and so Veljkovic was also absent from the final training session SV Werder Bremen on Saturday. Coach Werner will therefore have to rebuild his defense again on Sunday: Before the international break, after the injuries by Ömer Toprak (calf) and Marco Friedl (abdominal muscle) Christian Groß and Anthony Jung alongside Veljkovic chain of three educated. In addition to Veljkovic, Toprak and Friedl, Mitchell Weiser (torn muscle), Abed Nankishi (muscle injury) and goalkeeper Luca Plogmann (concussion) will also be missing against Sandhausen. Goalkeeper talent Mio Backhaus will sit on the bench after Michael Zetterer’s Corona failure. (tst)
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Werder Bremen with defense concerns before the Sandhausen game: Milos Veljkovic is also questionable
The injuries of Omer Toprak and Marco Friedl have the chain of three of the SV Werder Bremen already blown up, now its last link could also break away: Milos Veljkovic returned stricken from his international trip.
“He has problems with his calf and didn’t train today,” said coach Ole Werner at the press conference SV Werder Bremen on the Friday before the home game against SV Sandhausen on Sunday (1.30 p.m., in the DeichStube live ticker). The injury comes from Serbia’s international match against Denmark (0:3) on Tuesday Milos Veljkovic was substituted at the break.
Werner is still hoping for the operational capability of his centre-back: “We are in good spirits that it will work out and that he is available,” said the coach. He still has to think about further restructuring of his defense. In the home game against SV Darmstadt 98 (1-0) before the international break, after the injuries by Ömer Toprak (calf) and Marco Friedl (abdominal muscle) Christian Groß and Anthony Jung alongside Milos Veljkovic the chain of three educated.
Also interesting: Will Ömer Toprak make the lightning comeback? Return for Werder Bremen against St. Pauli not excluded!
Werder Bremen: Milos Veljkovic questionable – Marvin Ducksch and Leonardo Bittencourt ready
Meanwhile, Marvin Ducksch and Leonardo Bittencourt are fit for action again after their corona infections. “Marvin and Leo are doing well so far, they survived the illness reasonably,” said Werner. The two players of SV Werder Bremen would have had symptoms and only trained to a limited extent recently, “but it is the case that both are suitable for longer deployments”.
Also interesting: Before the Werder home game against Sandhausen: The highlights of the press conference in 189.9 seconds!
Mitchell Weiser (torn muscle), Abed Nankishi (muscle injury) and goalkeeper Luca Plogmann (concussion) are still absent. The replacement goalkeeper Michael Zetterer, who is suffering from Corona, is replaced by either Mio Backhaus or Ole Springer from the U23. Ole Werner only wants to decide which keeper will be included in the squad after the final training session SV Werder Bremen fell on Saturday. (han)
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