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Berlin (dpa) - Urs Fischer leaves his players a little alone.
You should regenerate as best as possible.
“We don't have any stress, we have enough time available,” says Fischer.
There are only two days between the defeat at Borussia Dortmund and the home game of 1. FC Union Berlin this Saturday (3.30 p.m. / Sky).
Nobody from Wednesday's squad is injured, but none of the ailing players will join them.
Led by someone who has played so many games in the Bundesliga for SV Werder than for any of his other clubs, the Eiserne want to expand their impressive home series and work on the implementation of the new goal of the European Cup.
Max Kruse plays an important role in this.
The 33-year-old is more than ready to see Werder again.
"Max is hot, of course, when it comes to his ex-club," said Fischer on Friday in a digital media round before the home game this Saturday (3:30 p.m. / Sky).
From mid-2007, Kruse initially played for Bremen for two years.
After a few other positions, he returned for three years in the summer of 2016.
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The former national player played most of his games in the championship for Bremen (85).
At 32, he also scored his most Bundesliga goals in the Bremen jersey.
"He is on the right track," praised Fischer Kruse on the day before we saw them again.
Whether he will set up the offensive man against his former employer from the start, Fischer left it open - as always in personnel matters.
After a muscle torn at the end of last year and a week-long injury break, Kruse was consistently in the starting eleven in the last eight games of the Unioners.
The fact that Kruse has scored five goals in ten games against his ex-club Werder also speaks for Kruse.
In any case, Fischer is full of praise for the 33-year-old, whom Union grabbed for a free transfer in September 2020.
"I'm really pleased.
You could see that Max is important for our game.
He is a liaison player and has ideas in his head that will help us. "
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Against the Werderaner, who have been scoring for six games and are fighting relegation, the strong Berliners - unbeaten in 14 games in the stadium at the Alte Försterei - led by Kruse want their chances of an international starting place after the 2-0 defeat against Borussia Dortmund last time true.
"We want to do everything we can to annoy the others a little bit more," said the Swiss coach of the table eighth from Berlin.
Fischer does not see an advantage over competitors around Europe such as Bayer Leverkusen or Borussia Mönchengladbach because they are under more pressure to qualify.
Such teams would know the pressure, emphasized Fischer.
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