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January 30th, 2009

Werkself moving forward

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Following the strong showing in the DFB Pokal against Energie Cottbus on Wednesday, the open the second half of the season with a short drive north to Dortmund. Bruno Labbadia is optimistic moving forward but knows that BVB is lurking only three points behind and are one of the best defending units in the league. [...]



January 28th, 2009

easy sailing in DFB Pokal

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Leverkusen warmed up for the second half of the year with an easy 3-1 victory over Energie Cottbus in the DFB Pokal. The match was not as close as it sounded as Leverkusen took a 3-0 lead before the break. Patrick Helmes opened the scoring twelve minutes after the start, following a link up with [...]

January 26th, 2009

Werkself ready for DFB Pokal!!!

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With construction of the new home ongoing, Werkself’s DFB Pokal match against Energie Cottbus will be held in Düsseldorf. This is the first time the clubs have met in the DFB and although Cottbus is fighting to avoid relegation in league play the have come through to the final sixteen with 3-0 wins defeats over [...]

January 24th, 2009

Henrique last year?

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Since arriving in Leverkusen on-loan from Barcelona, Henrique has made himself an important member of the club. The twenty-two year old Brazilian international is thought of highly and the club would like to retain him if not permanently, at least for the upcoming year.
Leverkusen director of sport Rudi Völler told Bild:
“We want to have Henrique [...]

January 21st, 2009

Werkself is ready

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Some will call the results of friendlies not important but aren’t they always the clubs who lose them? Results are important in friendlies from the aspect of creating a habit of winning, which is exactly what Leverkusen as done with four successive victories. Against TuS Koblenz, Bruno Labbadia managed to use his entire lineup as [...]



January 17th, 2009

Eren Derdiyok turns away TSG for Werkshelf

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Werkshelf supporters can look forward to the arrival of Eren Derdiyok as the Swiss international has turned away the efforts of Hoffenheim.
In speaking with Kicker he said:
“TSG’s interest honours me, however I have already decided to join Leverkusen and I will be continue my career there.”
There is no word on when the twenty [...]

January 13th, 2009

Werkself to play Bursaspor in Radyospor Cup final

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Leverkusen continues gear up towards the return of the Bundesliga after the winter break with a successful run in the Radyospor Cup. Following a 3-1 victory over Turkish powerhouse Galatasaray 3-1 in the semi-final, they will now face Bursaspor in the final.
As a friendly, Bruno Labbadia was more concerned with players getting ample opportunity [...]

January 13th, 2009

welcome Thomas Zdebel

By: Ulf | Comments 1 Comment

While the transfer window has not caused many changes to the roster, one noteworthy addition is veteran midfielder Thomas Zdebel from VfL Bochum.
Managing director Wolfgang Holzhäuser commented that the Polish capped midfielder:
“is an experienced Bundesliga player and will immediately strengthen the squad.”
Upon joining the club the new man said of his new home:
“I am happy [...]

January 13th, 2009

Richard Sukuta-Pasu will get his chance

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From true Leverkusen fans, Richard Sukuta-Pasu is no stranger to you. Since the age of ten, he has been with the club, growing into a well decorated Germany international from the U-17 to U-21 sides. While he is been with the reserve squad with the exception of one match, it looks like the striker is [...]

January 9th, 2009

Off to Training Camp

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Since yesterday, the Bayer 04 boys are residing in Belek to prepare for the second leg of the season. Fleeing -15°C and 15cm of snow, Bruno Labbadia is happy that the training conditions are just perfect. However, while Bernd Schneider is back, the flu is keeping a couple of players from action. On Sunday, [...]






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