Head coach Ole Werner will have to do without Milos Veljkovic when SV Werder take on VfL Bochum away from home on Sunday afternoon, 14.01.2024, 15:30 CET. The Serbian international, who limped out of training last week due to knee pain and missed the friendly in Braunschweig, will also not be available for the resumption of the Bundesliga.

Milos Veljkovic will train individually over the coming days due to a knee joint issue and will miss Sunday’s friendly against Eintracht Braunschweig (7th January, 15:00 CET). It remains to be seen whether he will be fit in time for the first competitive match of the year against VfL Bochum (14th January).

The general consensus among the Green-Whites following Friday night’s away clash against Mönchengladbach was that they “could’ve come away from the game with more.” Nevertheless, as they were forced to make a comeback after giving away their lead, SV Werder are certainly appreciative of the point they picked up at BORUSSIA-PARK. WERDER.DE have summarised the reaction to the game:

Milos Veljkovic scored his first-ever goal for Serbia in the 16th minute of their match against Bulgaria, and the fast start helped his side secure the point they needed to seal qualification for next year’s European Championship. Romano Schmid (Austria) and Olivier Deman (Belgium) will also be on the plane to Germany with their national teams next year. Marvin Ducksch made his debut for Germany,…

When Milos Veljkovic was interviewed by the journalists in the mixed zone on Tuesday afternoon, the questions were initially centred around the 1-0 defeat against Borussia Dortmund. “We were obviously really disappointed that we came away with nothing,” explained the 28-year-old. “The dedication was there from the whole team – we have to give 100 percent in every game in order to be successful.”…