Freiburg (dpa / lsw) – Freiburg’s coach Christian Streich has defended the still goalless summer newcomer Junior Adamu. “It’s not that easy,” said the SC Freiburg coach before the game against Borussia Mönchengladbach on Saturday (3:30 p.m./Sky). When the striker came to the sports club in the summer, he was “sparkling with energy,” Streich reported. However, Adamu was slowed down by a long-term patellar tendinopathy. He wasn’t able to get used to his new team.
Junior Adamu was in the starting line-up for the Baden Bundesliga team twice this season, and the sports club lost both times, most recently on Wednesday in the second round of the DFB Cup against second division team SC Paderborn. In the Bundesliga home game against Gladbach he is expected to take a seat on the bench again.
Nevertheless, things could have been different for Adamu if his goal after being substituted in the game at Eintracht Frankfurt hadn’t been a few centimeters offside. “Junior has the strength of an ox, he only has muscles, but now his head needs to calm down and he needs a sense of achievement,” said Streich.
That would also be good for the entire team after the cup exit. “After the game they were very disappointed with themselves and the result,” reported the SC coach. He worked through the errors with the team in video analysis and also spoke to some players individually. “Now we can go into the next game with new courage.”
In terms of personnel, the situation is not improving given the number of long-term injuries. Only Yannik Keitel is an option again after muscular problems. “Normally he wouldn’t be in the squad, but due to the situation he might slip in,” said Streich.
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