Yes, you read that right. Lothar Matthäus (60) actually calls for a chance for Schalke’s Simon Terodde (33) in the German national team. Although the ex-HSV striker (2020/21) is well beyond the age of 30, currently only plays in the second division and has never been able to prove his quality in the Bundesliga, Matthäus is of the opinion: “A player like him needs you just. “
The idea comes from a poster that was shown in the stands during the national team’s game against Romania in the Volksparkstadion. The inscription: “Hey Hansi, where is Terodde?” Bayern legend Lothar Matthäus can actually win something from the suggestion to the national coach, probably meant as a joke, to occupy the storm center.
His reason for the “Bild”: “If he is fed, he makes his goals just like Lewandowski backup Choupo-Moting at Bayern. We just don’t have puscas like even Romania. Terodde is therefore a serious option for me. You just need a type of player like him. “
Matthäus: DFB chance for ex-HSV striker Simon Terodde!
Where Matthäus is right: Correct clippers are actually in short supply in German football. No German center forward has scored more than two goals in the current Bundesliga season, in the other European top leagues you are looking in vain for real goal-scorers of German origin. Instead, the Bundesliga club’s goal getters come from Norway, Poland or the Netherlands, for example.
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But is a second division striker who has only scored ten goals in 58 games in the top German division the right solution? Matthew thinks: Yes! “Terrode plays regularly, scores his goals.” He also explains: “With Jonas Hector there was already another national player who played in the second division and in the national team.”
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Timo Werner is currently seated in the center of the storm under Hansi Flick. However, the Chelsea star has been wrestling with his form for months, repeatedly awarding absolute top-class players. His qualities, especially in speed and change-over football, are beyond any doubt, but the ex-Leipzig native does not have the absolute killer instinct in front of the opposing goal.
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Although Matthäus also has praise for the 25-year-old, emphasizes his work ethic and justifies Werner’s poor quota with a lack of luck, the ex-world-class six still wants a real nine. However, it is doubtful whether Flick will take the proposal formulated on the poster and supported by Matthäus to heart in future nominations. But one thing is certain: Simon Terodde in the national team’s jersey would be a picture that HSV fans in particular should not forget so quickly.
