Werder will play their first test match against Eintracht Braunschweig on Sunday

Bremen - After just four days on the training ground, Werder Bremen will be back in competition mode on Sunday: The second division newcomer Eintracht Braunschweig will be playing in the stadium “11th place” for the first test match from 1:00 pm. The preliminary report of the DeichStube *.

Werder sports director Frank Baumann has a clear idea of ​​what he would like to see from the SV Werder Bremen professionals . "The coach discussed certain basic principles with the players in the analysis, but also on the pitch, which we now want to test against Braunschweig," says the 44-year-old.

Despite the expected hot temperatures - announced up to 33 degrees Celsius - Baumann is hoping for an intensive game with full commitment from the Bremen team: "This is necessary for the way we want to play football."

Werder Bremen versus Eintracht Braunschweig: Daniel Meyer celebrates its premiere in the coaching bench

Eintracht Braunschweig was promoted to third in the 3rd division last season. “You will still bring a good portion of euphoria with you, so that we will be challenged. But that's also important, ”says Baumann. Curious: Despite the promotion, coach Marco Antwerp had to leave. For his successor Daniel Meyer it will be the premiere on the dugout.

Werder Bremen will travel to their summer training camp in the Zillertal on Friday, August 14th, five days after the match against Braunschweig. The team of coach Florian Kohfeldt will stay there until Tuesday, August 25th. In between there are test matches against Linz ASK (Wednesday, August 19, 5 p.m.) and SC Austria Lustenau (Monday, August 24, 1 p.m.) on the program.

Werder Bremen: Last game against Hannover 96

After their return, Werder Bremen will test against FC Groningen (3:00 pm) and FC St. Pauli (5:15 pm) in Lohne on Saturday, August 29 , before taking “11th” on Saturday, September 5, from 3:30 pm the last test match of the preparation against Hannover 96 is due (dco)

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