RWE: This is the status of Rüth, Krasniqi and Niemeyer

At the test match in Victoria Cologne had Christian Neidhart a surprise in store. The coach of Regionalliga-Leaders Red and white food sat Jose-Enrique Rios Alonso as a right-back Sandro Plechaty had to sit on the bench first. The central defense was made up of the recovered performers daniel heber and Felix Herzenbruch.

against SV Meppen (1:2) tried the RWE-Coach Ríos Alonso as a six, but this experiment didn’t work out. The 21-year-old, who was one of Essen’s best in the first half of the season, made several unnecessary ball losses and thus initiated the opponent’s second goal. After the 4-2 defeat in Cologne, it must be said that the tough summer signing is best placed in central defence, where he showed strong performances in the first half of the season. After the final whistle, Neidhart explained why he called up Ríos Alonso as a right-back: “We don’t have that many alternatives if Sandro is out. David Sauerland is still a long way from that after his injury. That’s why we tried something. That’s what the preparatory games are for .”

Krasniqi has a bruised foot that is painful. But I hope that he will start training normally again on Tuesday.

Christian Neidhart about Erolind Krasniqi.

Sauerland was at least in the squad in Cologne. newcomer Fabian Rüth (adductors), offensive player Erolind Krasniqi (bruised foot) and Michel Niemeyer (muscular problems/adductors) didn’t manage to get fit in time: “Rüth has some adductor problems. It also has to do with the weather conditions. I don’t think it will be a long story. Krasniqi has a foot contusion, it’s painful. Me but I hope that he will start training normally again on Tuesday,” emphasized Neidhart. If everything goes normally, Krasniqi is again an option for the rest of the round opener against the second in the table Wuppertal SV next Sunday (2 p.m.).

For Niemeyer, who finally wanted to get going after a long-term tendon injury, it is another setback. Patience is required for the former second and third division professional. The RWE coach confirmed this: “The first week of preparation looked really good. We were happy that he was back on the pitch. Unfortunately, he currently has slight adductor problems. It doesn’t make sense that he’s struggling through it, he has to recover. It’s always difficult when you come back from such a long injury.”