The Werder squad will be complete again in the second half of the week at the latest after the return of the international players, which will again intensify the competition for the starting eleven spots. “The performance on the training pitch is what matters. It’s important that everyone shows their best self and proves that they should play at the weekend. There is no one in the squad who can or does sit back. The boys challenge themselves to bring their top quality to training,” said Fritz, adding that this was particularly important again this week. After Hoffenheim’s long-awaited victory in their last match, Fritz expects a confident team to come to the wohninvest WESERSTADION. “It’s an incredibly important encounter for TSG, as it is for us. That’s why I think it will be an interesting match.”
For the former midfielder, it’s important to continue to look “from game to game”, even though the Green-Whites could take another important step towards remaining in the Bundesliga with a win against Hoffenheim. However, the Werder players have not set a fixed date for when this goal must and should be achieved. “We want to be successful in staying in the league this season. I can’t say when that will happen either, but of course we have to be and want to be safe on the last match day.”