05.01.2025 / English
Diary: From Snow to Sun
For the fourth time, the Lilies are taking part in their winter training camp in El Saler, not far from Valencia. The „Parador de El Saler“ with an adjacent training ground offers optimal conditions to prepare as best as possible for the upcoming second half of the season. The SV 98 will toil on the Spanish east coast until January 12th. In our diary we take you through the days in the training camp.
From snow to the sun
At 7am the Lilien entourage made up of the coaching team, players and staff set off from the Merck Stadium to Frankfurt Airport. The Lufthansa flight LH 1160 took off from there shortly after 10am towards Valencia. The plane took off in light snowfall and temperatures around freezing point, and landed almost two hours later at a pleasant 19 degrees. A change that was also perceived with goodwill by the players, as Clemens Riedel explained on behalf of them: „When I looked out of the window, I was surprised to see that there was snow. It’s even nicer to train here with the sun and the sea to be able to.“
At 1:15pm, the South Hessians entered the lobby of the „Parador de El Saler“ and immediately gathered for lunch before the tour group moved into their rooms. As soon as we were set up, we went to the training ground for the first time. A bit of fitness and some tactical procedures were on the agenda, then a check mark could be made on the first day.
As with previous visits, this January the Lilies will once again find optimal conditions for good preparation for the second half of the season. “The facility is very quiet, we are among ourselves, the place is right next to the hotel, the conditions are great,” summarised Riedel.
There are eight training sessions scheduled, plus the friendly match on Saturday (January 11th) against Swiss first division club FC St. Gallen.
In addition to the injured Paul Will, Matthias Bader and Isac Lidberg, the training camp also comes too early for Christoph Zimmermann. Fabian Holland is missing due to illness. Klaus Gjasula is not currently in training camp, but is holding talks with another club at his own request.
Training camp squad
1 – Marcel Schuhen 22 – Karol Niemczycki 30 – Alexander Brunst 2 – Sergio Lopez 5 – Matej Maglica 8 – Luca Marseiler 9 – Fraser Hornby 11 – Tobias Kempe 13 – Marco Thiede 15 – Fabian Nürnberger 16 – Andreas Müller 17 – Kai Klefisch 18 – Philipp Förster 19 – Fynn Lakenmacher 20 – Aleksandar Vukotic 21 – Merveille Papela 29 – Oscar Vilhelmsson 38 – Clemens Riedel 42 – Fabio Torsiello 44 – Nico Baier 47 – Othmane El Idrissi 49 – Asaf Arania
Til Rohde (U19) Max Pfister (U19)
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