An end to the broken epidemic? Are you kidding me? Are you serious when you say that!
Fortuna had to struggle with major personnel problems for almost the entire first half of the season. And nothing will change in the new year either. In Paderborn (1: 4) Matthias Zimmermann (30) was seriously injured.
The day after the embarrassing bankruptcy, Fortuna announced the shock diagnosis: torn muscle fiber in the butt, the right-back will be out for several weeks. It happened on a flank in the initial phase.
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Coach Daniel Thioune (48): “He’s not doing well. That is once again a reliable factor that we will be missing now.” “Zimbo” would have helped the currently unbelievably holey Düsseldorf defense so much. There were six goals conceded in the first two games.
Thioune has to rebuild – and has only a few options. In Paderborn he started with a back four, if he stays with it, Tim Oberdorf (26) would have to take over the Zimmermann role – and he showed again in Paderborn that he is often overwhelmed against the top teams (BILD rating 6).
The other possibility: Thioune switches directly to a three-man chain (like in Paderborn after 10 minutes) and lets Felix Klaus (30) plow the entire right side. In the current condition of the team, this is probably the more likely option, especially with the return of Christoph Klarer (22 / blocked in Paderborn) – also for the cup game on Wednesday in Nuremberg (6 p.m. / Sky).
Immediately after Paderborn’s bankruptcy, the Fortuna fans got in the mood for this game, singing: “Berlin, Berlin, we’re going to Berlin.”
Thioune: “We have the chance to show a different face again. The mission is clear: they want to advance one round – I have no idea whether that will ultimately end in Berlin. Our goal is the next round and we don’t have to talk about anything else.”
