The River Islanders had a mixed season last term as they finished ninth on the Bundesliga standings table, and once again failed to qualify for any European competition. The team started the season brilliantly and were amongst
the top four sides throughout the first half of the campaign. However, a poor and inconsistent second half of the season let them down and they had to settle for a top ten finish in the end.
To make matters even more worse, the club lost four of its key players in the summer transfer window. The likes of Tim Wiese, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marko-Marin-c24198 left the club earlier in the summer to join Hoffenheim, Bayern
Munich, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 respectively.
Schaaf had the responsibility to settle another strong squad for the upcoming season and he brought in the likes of Nils Petersen, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Theodor-Gebre-Selassie-c34876 and Eljero Elia to fill in the gaps. All players are young and have the capability
to perform at the highest level if given a chance.
Bettor.com will now have a look at the possible starting line-up for Werder Bremen for the new season:
After the departure of Wiese to Hoffenheim, the club are left with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Tim-Wiese-c35108 and
the shot stopper certainly has the quality to shine at the highest level.
Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Sebastian Prodl will start in the heart of defence. Prodl will replace Naldo, who joined Felix Magath’s Wolfsburg this summer, as the centre-back and it will be interesting to see how he manages to
develop a string partnership with the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Greece-c2908 international.
New signing Selassie will definitely be the first choice to start on the right side of defence whereas http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lukas-Schmitz-c22900 will carry on with his role as the left-back. That completes a rather satisfactory back four which will have a
lot to prove in the upcoming term.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Aaron-Hunt-c3061 will complete the three-man midfield for Bremen. All three players have immense experience and have been highly impressive in the last season.
The Weserstadion outfit has added a lot of quality in attack in this summer’s transfer window. The likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Kevin-De-Bruyne-c20717 are favourites to be deployed on the wings when the season starts. Elia has great pace
and will certainly perform at his best if he plays on the left wing whereas Bruyne, who has had a frustrating time at Chelsea, will love his role on the right flank.
The club also has immensely talented players in the shape of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mehmet-Ekici-c25163 in their squad who can come in and make their mark if provided a substitute role later in the game.
Finally, Nils Petersen will be the sole striker upfront for the River Islanders. The former Energie Cottbus man has shown glimpses of quality in the limited chances he got at the Allianz Arena and will be the side’s most important
player for the next campaign.
Expected line-up: Mielitz, Selassie, Prodl, Papastathopoulos, Schmitz, Fritz, Bargfrede, Hunt, Bruyne, Petersen, Elia
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