It was hard work that Erik Durm had to do in the 92 minutes against RB Leipzig. His opponent was currently the strongest left-back in the Bundesliga: Angelino!
And once the Spaniard caught the world champion on the wrong foot, Yussuf Poulsen found his precise cross, who made it 1-1.
Durm convinces despite his unfortunate figure at 1: 1
It was one of the few moments in which the 2014 world champion, who had crashed so badly in the previous months, was not up to date. Otherwise, however, Durm knew how to convince against RB, especially in the duel (60 percent of the duels won) the 28-year-old remained stable. So the dead live longer, the surprising move by coach Adi Hütter was successful.
Kevin Trapp praised it: “I’m very happy for Erik. He did a very good job. I don’t want to blame him for the goal. ”
Durm himself was a bit more self-critical of the action: “The situation wasn’t that easy. I didn’t know if I should defend. It went stupid and I can’t undo it. A goal was scored, so I didn’t optimally defended. “
Hütter saw it when asked SPORT1 similar: “He has to put more pressure on the player in possession of the ball and prevent the flank.”
Hütter rewards strong training performance
But the positive feeling prevails in the first starting eleven since February 24th against Union Berlin (1: 2). After the restart, Durm only made one substitute in the game at Bayern Munich (2: 5), this season he was not even in the squad.
The return to the starting XI was not to be expected. “Erik Durm trained exceptionally well and was also one of the best players in the friendly against Nuremberg. Despite the unfortunate figure he conceded, he justified his commitment,” said Hütter, explaining his decision.
Durm was already on the run this summer, he was in contact with teams from abroad. But a change did not take place until October. Will the full-back tied until 2023 arrive late in Frankfurt after all?
“Of course I am happy when the training work is rewarded. I gave gas in training and cut everything. Now I got the chance. I was very happy and had a lot of fun,” said Durm, who never gave up.
Durm: “A nice feeling”
He was one of four Frankfurt starting eleven debutants, Aymen Barkok (goal scored), Evan N’Dicka and Djibril Sow also knew how to please. But Durm’s performance was particularly remarkable after nine months without match practice and was not to be expected.
In any case, the native of Pirmasens can look ahead with a good feeling: “It is the best feeling for a footballer when he is allowed to stand on the pitch.” It is possible that Hütter will draw the Durm card more frequently again in the near future.
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