Andthere are professionals here who say they are in their own league, that’s how good they are. In Darmstadt there is someone who regularly moves in his own plan. “He”, said in a nutshell from “Lilien” goalkeeper Marcel Schuhen, “takes the balls to a height of 3.50 meters where no one else can get there.” We are talking about Patric Pfeiffer, the 1.96 long central defender of the Darmstadt team. A 23-year-old professional who, on bad days – which have recently become rare – is a shrewd brother who tends to develop phlegm. But in his many good days than him, he has an enormous presence and security, an almost insurmountable obstacle to resisting attack efforts. Pfeiffer is someone many, including himself, would have liked to see in the Bundesliga this season and not just his manager. Torsten Lieberknecht expected a great career.
Pfeiffer’s enormous tackling and leading skills are the basis for the continued high flight of the southern Hessians, who played against each other even before their last home game Greuther Fürth secured the fall second division championship this Sunday (1.30pm). Pfeiffer not only uses his skills in defense, but also in attack. The German-Ghanaian has already scored four (headed) goals this season. Four times have resulted in Darmstadt winning: Pfeiffer scored in the 2-1 win against his hometown club Hamburger SV, scored a goal in the 2-1 win in Karlsruhe and was responsible for the 1-minute win -0 against Düsseldorf twice using the same pattern and Thursday for the 1-0 win in Magdeburg. Both of the winning goals came from corner kicks, which actually seemed to have been scored in a defensive arc too high and too far from the goal. But Pfeiffer was able to convert with athleticism, power and feeling. In addition, he shows not only stability, but also ability in defensive work. He also excels at diagonal punctiform balls hit by the ankle on half or the entire court.
