Bremen – It was 11.25 a.m. when the SV Werder Bremen team bus slowly started moving on Sunday morning in drizzle and gray skies, giving the starting signal for the trip to the Spanish winter training camp. At least that’s what the handful of observers at the Weserstadion thought before a second glance revealed that the bus, with the exception of the driver, was completely empty. He drove away over the Osterdeich in the direction of the autobahn – and questions arose now at the latest. Questions that the club answered only a short time later by pushing a message to their cell phone: “Werder Bremen cancels the training camp”, it was written there. Boom!
It was news of the kind for which the word bang was once borrowed. Because this decision could not have been made much more surprising, much more short-term and also more unfortunate, even if it is of course correct in essence. As a reason for the last-minute decision not to travel to the hotel “La Torre Golf Resort”, located near the city of Murcia Werder Bremen the Corona infections the professionals Niclas Füllkrug, Manuel Mbom, Milos Veljkovic and Marco Friedl as well as rehabilitation trainer Marcel Abanoz. It was not yet known on Sunday whether one of those affected was infected with the Omikron variant of the virus. The Covid cases were found in the morning as part of a test that the entire Bremen travel group, consisting of 45 people, had undergone in the Wohninvest Weserstadion.
Werder Bremen: No training camp in Spain – the number of Corona cases surprised Frank Baumann
“It was no surprise that there were one or two positive cases. Overall, the numbers in society go up, “said sports director Frank Baumann – and explained:” But the number surprised us. In the end, she was also the reason why we decided not to go Training camp to drive. ”Finally can Werder Bremen cannot say with certainty what infections may follow within the next few days. Baumann: “We also had to act responsibly with a view to the joint flight with FC St. Pauli.”
Werder had planned to share a charter plane to Spain with their second division rivals. Ultimately, only the entourage of the table leaders got on at Hamburg Airport, while Werder, headed by head coach Ole Werner, completed the first training session of the new year in Bremen in the afternoon. Many journalists (also from the DeichStube) and Werder employees were stranded on their way to Spain or even there. The news of the rejection did not reach her in time in the morning. The decision not to fly at Werder was made by the sports management team after consultation with the club’s doctors and, of course, coach Werner.
Werder Bremen after training camp cancellation: In Spain you would have been more protected than at home
“Of course, Ole supports the decision to stay here. He immediately thought about what the next few days in Bremen could look like, “said Baumann and added:” If you see it positively, we have gained a training session today. “Originally, Sunday was planned as a day of travel. The fact that he could now be used to work on the pitch should be little consolation for the Bremen team, who incidentally defend themselves emphatically against the impression of being in the Training camp planning To have behaved naively in view of the corona numbers, which have been rising for weeks.
“We would have Training camp done with pleasure. For sporting reasons too, of course, but also because we would have moved in a fairly safe bubble there. We did everything to achieve this in the planning phase, ”Baumann assured. In Spain it would be Werder Bremen In the eyes of the head of sport, “it was even more protected than when we spend the time here where there are private contacts and the children go to daycare, for example”. After the test shortly before the start of the trip, however, a “new factual situation” emerged. This in turn led to a short-term cancellation, whereby the start of the year 2022 seamlessly linked to the curiously chaotic Werder year 2021.
Werder Bremen: Training camp cancellation does not mean any financial hardship
Baumann explained with the quick tests that the professionals had last undergone on January 1st and December 31st on instructions from the club that the club did not carry out the last test before the start of the trip the evening before, which would probably have reduced the turbulence on Sunday . With one exception, “no abnormalities” were found there.
Baumann sees it as a false start to the new year cancellation Incidentally, not and refers to the “good conditions” that Werder also have in Bremen. “We will Training camp Don’t complain about it now ”, emphasized the 46-year-old, which was meant both sportily and financially. (dco)
For the last message from January 2, 2021 (12:10 p.m.):
Corona alarm shortly before departure: Werder Bremen cancels training camp
Bremen – Well then – and at the very last moment: The SV Werder Bremen canceled his winter training camp in Spain on Sunday morning. Shortly before the team wanted to take the bus to Hamburg Airport, the trip was canceled.
The reason for this is that during the Corona testing A total of five people had positive results on Sunday morning, i.e. are infected with the virus. These are the professionals Niclas Füllkrug, Manuel Mbom, Milos Veljkovic and Marco Friedl as well as rehab trainer Marcel Abanoz.
Werder Bremen: Short-term training camp cancellation after positive corona tests
“After the positive results on Sunday morning, there was no alternative to the decision. There is a risk that there will be more positive cases in the next few days. We also had to act responsibly with a view to the joint flight with FC St. Pauli, ”said Frank Baumann, head of sports at the SV Werder Bremen, quoted in the communication. And further: “We will test the entire team every day and prepare for the rest of the season in Bremen. The quick tests that the players did in the last few days did not indicate this result. ”The first training session for the team of head coach Ole Werner is now planned for Sunday afternoon.
Some Werder employees and journalists received the message from the Cancellation of the training camp Incidentally, not in time. They had already made the trip and some of them have already arrived in Spain. (dco)
Werder Bremen: Training camp in the live ticker – January 2, 2022
>>> UPDATE LIVE TICKER <<<
12.10 p.m .: Since the training camp in Spain is canceled, the live ticker will be ended at this point, at least for the time being! We are of course still working on all current developments for you!
11.55 a.m .: No departure! SV Werder Bremen canceled its training camp at short notice. The reason is five (!) Positive corona tests! After Mitchell Weiser a few days ago, Niclas Füllkrug, Manuel Mbom, Milos Veljkovic and Marco Friedl have also tested positive, Werder said. The players have so far not shown any symptoms and have already gone into quarantine at home. Rehabilitation trainer Marcel Abanoz also tested positive.
Because of the positive tests “and because possibly more positive cases can be expected in the next few days”, Werder decided to cancel the training camp at short notice, according to the club announcement. Frank Baumann explains: “After the positive results on Sunday morning, there was no alternative to the decision. There is a risk that there will be more positive cases in the next few days. We also had to act responsibly with a view to the joint flight with FC St. Pauli. We will test the entire team every day and prepare for the rest of the season in Bremen. The quick tests that the players have done in the past few days did not indicate this result. “
11.25 a.m .: What’s going on now? The players have now arrived at the stadium with luggage, but the team bus has just left empty.
10.00 a.m .: Between 8.30 a.m. and 9 a.m., the SV Werder Bremen team arrived at the Wohninvest Weserstadion for corona testing. Now they wait – because only those who have tested negative are allowed to get on the bus that is supposed to drive Werder towards Hamburg Airport at 11 a.m. The roster for the trip should be announced in the morning.
Murcia – SV Werder Bremen headed by coach Ole Werner is traveling to the vicinity of Murcia for its training camp and is preparing for the rest of the second division season in southeastern Spain from January 2nd to 9th. The DeichStube is live on site and reports for you around the clock on all training units, test matches and possible transfers.
To the preliminary report:
Off to the south! The travels this Sunday SV Werder Bremen ins Winter training camp in southeastern Spain, near the university town Murcia. At the start of the new year, the second division team wants to have a coach Ole Werner Prepare as best as possible for the remaining 16 second division games and move into his winter quarters in the hotel “Doubletree by Hilton La Torre Golf Resort”. For the 33-year-old coach, the training camp on the Spanish mainland – two weeks before the next home game against Fortuna Düsseldorf – is the opportunity to instill his own game philosophy in the team. But how much training work is there in a week that also has two test matches against the Belgian first division clubs VV St. Truiden and Cercle Bruges concern, even possible?
Werder Bremen training camp in Spain: which squad will coach Ole Werner take with him?
“The week in Spain is very good to take one step further, ”said Werder coach Werner, explaining his plan for the training camp in the south. Tactically, it makes perfect sense to rely on the tried and tested. That’ll be the foundation. “But there will be moments when we just need changes. It will not be normal during the season to always have the same line-up or basic order for three weeks in a row. We will work on that ”, Werner continues. Which Frame der Coach of SV Werder Bremen for the trip to Training camp will nominate, should be announced on Sunday morning. the DeichStube keep you up to date! (mwi)
