Shock for Werder Bremen: three U23 players with cruciate ligament tear!

Shock for Werder Bremen: three U23 players with cruciate ligament tear!

Werder Bremen, Deutschland - The U23 of SV Werder Bremen is faced with a bitter setback in the season preparation. Joel Imasuen, the talented 20-year-old attacker, has suffered a serious injury and will fail until the new year due to a cruciate ligament tear. This is particularly bitter for the team, because Imasuen was an important support with 11 goals and 6 templates in 25 regional league games last season. The forecast of his downtime throws a shadow on the upcoming challenges in the Regionalliga Nord, like [Kreiszeitung] (https://www.kreiszeitung.de/werder-bremen/werder-bremen-u23-joel-imasuen-schwer-chwer-sturm-Puzzle-season preparation-dransfers-ABGAENGE-NEUZUGAENGE-TRANSFERS-NORD-NORD-ZR-9378669.HTML) reports.

But the shock does not end here: Imasuen is not the only one who has to deal with a cruciate ligament injury. Benjamin Atiabou and Lennart Johanns, both players of the U23, have also suffered serious injuries. Atiabou was injured in a 0-3 defeat against SSV Jeddeloh II in October, while Johanns tore the cruciate ligament a week later. The U23 has already recorded four cruciate ligament cracks this year, which further increases the concerns about the fitness and the operational capacity of the squad, how Deichstube explained.

The current squad situation

In the middle of this series of injuries, the coaching team around Christian Brand has to find new ways. The squad recorded a total of seven departures, including important players such as Maik Lukowicz and Jannic Ehlers. The 19-year-old Princewill Mbock and Salim Musah are new to the bid, while Christian Stark, who scored 16 goals for Teutonia Ottensen last season, should act as an experienced player and role model for the boys.

brand is optimistic and expects that further new additions may be added in the course of preparation, especially in July. Nevertheless, he states that he currently has no specific transfer requests and considers the existing training group to be sufficient to react to the injuries.

injury risk in football

The frequency of cruciate ligament injuries in football, especially among young players, is alarming. Experts explain that such injuries often occur without direct opponent contact or after contact -compliant contact. The risk factors include both physical aspects and shoes that influence the movements of the foot. Multifactorial causes mean that the front cruciate ligament in football is particularly susceptible to how the DFB-Akademie

Will Werder Bremen succeed in holding the young talents together despite these setbacks and mastering the challenges in league operations? The coming weeks will be crucial, not only for the development of the team, but also for trust in your own possibilities. It remains exciting in the warehouse of the green-whites.