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December 31st, 2008

the long winter break

By: Ulf | Comments No Comments

With little to report with the start of the winter break the good news is that the club is close to returning to training so I felt it best to go over our schedule.
Werkself’s winter training will commence on January 3 with a six team indoor tournament in Dortmund which includes FC Köln, Borussia [...]



December 15th, 2008

Energie Cottbus stun Werkself with late goal

By: Ulf | Comments 1 Comment

In the final match before the break Energie Cottbus stunned Werkself with late goal to bring the match a 1-1 draw that left supporters seething. Although Werkself had controlled the overall play, die Lausitzer stingy defense was too much to break through. The draw was a costly lost two points, dropping Leverkusen to fifth place [...]

December 12th, 2008

bring on Energie Cottbus

By: Ulf | Comments No Comments

With just tomorrows match against Energie Cottbus to play before the break, Bruno Labbadia has a perfect chance to stay within three points of first place of the table. Sitting near the bottom of the Bundesliga, Cottbus are fighting to survive relegation but have had difficulty playing against mid to upper table clubs. Bojan Prašnikar’s [...]

December 12th, 2008

Bruno Labbadia likes to jog

By: Ulf | Comments 2 Comments

In an interview published on the Bundesliga web-site Werkself manager Bruno Labbadia noted his commitment to winning, via an attractive attacking style as well as an out-of-blue question about jogging.
When asked of evaluating team performance he added:
“The team has given a lot of pleasure, has played with a lot of enthusiasm and has [...]

December 6th, 2008

Werkself triumphs over ‘Gladbach 3-1!

By: Ulf | Comments 8 Comments

Bruno Labbadia’s demands for a victory today were met as Leverkusen defeated Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-1. The victory brings Leverkusen to within three points of Bayern and Hoffenheim who are tied at first with thirty-four points. It did not start easy for Leverkusen as a motivated ‘Gladbach nearly scored a minute into the match as Roberto [...]



December 6th, 2008

Borussia Mönchengladbach match preview

By: Ulf | Comments No Comments

Leverkusen’s visit of Borussia-Park today comes with even greater importance following the Bayern victory over Hoffenheim on Friday. With a victory Bruno Labbadia would have his squad only three points out of first in the table. Both sides are coming off two consecutive losses, leaving managers in poor moods and not willing to accept excuses. [...]

December 4th, 2008

talk of Football in Germany must include ‘Gladbach

By: Ulf | Comments 3 Comments

To speak of Football in Germany, you must first understand the importance clubs in the regions history, the ups, the downs and even the re-birth of some. This is firmly on my mind this evening as I look ahead to Werkself’s visit of Borussia Mönchengladbach. Sadly, little is said of ‘Gladbach in the english-speaking press [...]

December 3rd, 2008

Leverkusen will not be denied!

By: Ulf | Comments 3 Comments

After overwhelming Schalke 2-1, Leverkusen has dropped six points losing to Arminia Bielefeld and the Bayern, however fear not as Leverkusen will not be denied! Poised at fourth in the table, six points behind upstart Hoffenheim, face ‘Gladbach with intent to right the course. However before I go further I would like introduce myself to [...]




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