Double injury blow for Bremen
Thursday, November 1, 2007
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Werder Bremen are resigned to being without captain Torsten Frings for the remainder of 2007 and have also lost Boubacar Sanogo for Saturday's league game.
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Werder Bremen are resigned to being without captain Torsten Frings for the rest of 2007 after he aggravated a knee injury which had not properly healed and in a further blow to coach Thomas Schaaf, striker Boubacar Sanogo has also been added to the injury list.
Recurrence
Frings had returned to action last month, having seemingly overcome an injury to his left knee, but felt pain in the joint against FC Schalke 04 last Saturday. Tests have now shown that the midfielder had not fully recovered from the original injury when he came back into the side – to make two UEFA Champions League appearances and three in the Bundesliga.
'Longer break'
Schaaf expects to be deprived of the influential German international until the new year. "Torsten Frings will not play again this year," he said. "He needs a longer break and will resume training with the team only in late December."
Sanogo blow
Sanogo sustained a bruise on his left ankle in Tuesday's 4-0 German Cup win over MSV Duisburg. He will certainly miss Saturday's Bundesliga match against FC Hansa Rostock but could be available for Bremen's UEFA Champions League Group C match at S.S. Lazio on Tuesday.
