On Thursday afternoon, Director of Football Clemens Fritz answered journalists’ questions at the press conference ahead of the home game against Bayer 04 Leverkusen on Saturday, 25.11.2023 at 15:30 CET. Unfortunately, Ole Werner was not present due to illness. “It makes a difference when the head coach isn’t there, but we have a good set-up within the team,” Fritz said. It will be decided in the coming days whether he’ll be back on the touchline on Saturday.