Before the start of the season, Fortuna Düsseldorf brought in Danny Schmidt (21) from Mainz 05 II in the 4th division in order to develop him in peace – also through appearances in their own regional league team. Their coach Jens Langenecke (47) can probably forget about that…
This is how Schmidt thwarts Fortuna’s plans!
If Düsseldorf had not lost promotion so dramatically in the penalty shootout of the relegation match against Bochum, Schmidt – who was signed on a free transfer in February – would have initially been built up in the 4th division.
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However, the fact that he didn’t get promoted is a stroke of luck for him. After four match days, Düsseldorf is at the top of the 2nd division – not least thanks to Schmidt. The attacking midfielder, who is also currently playing as a hanging striker, is Fortuna’s top scorer with two goals in four games.
Most recently, he scored in the 1-0 win over Hannover with energetic follow-up after a chance from Dawid Kownacki (27) for the three more than deserved points. And redeemed himself in the process…
Because he had missed a huge opportunity early on. Schmidt: “I just thought, how could it not go in? Even though the defense was top notch: the ball has to go in.” The monster tackle by Hannover’s Max Christiansen (27) was top notch…
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Schmidt: “I’m obviously happy that we won in the end and got the three points. The fact that my ball went in is of course even better. If we hadn’t won, I might not have been able to sleep so well.”
Fortuna’s top scorer continued: “If I’m still there after 34 games, that’s great. But after four games, there’s still a lot to be done.” Schmidt feels very comfortable with his Fortuna at the top of the table. And during the two-week international break, he can look down on the other 17 clubs in the league from above…
