He will selflessly give up his place for Manuel Neuer (37) – and yet Sven Ulreich (35) is putting a lot of pressure on the five-time world goalkeeper!
The 3-1 win at Galatasaray was most likely Ulreich’s last game as FC Bayern’s number one.
As coach Thomas Tuchel (50) explained at the end of last week, Neuer’s comeback, which was postponed last week, is finally planned for the next Bundesliga home game on Saturday (3:30 p.m.) against Darmstadt.
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Ulreich: “Of course it’s a shame not to be in goal anymore. But I know my role at FC Bayern. If Manuel plays, he will make a good comeback.”
The Munich number 2 remains completely loyal to Neuer and subordinates himself to him with unusual modesty even after his ten-month forced break because of his broken tibia and fibula while skiing.
Nevertheless, “Ulle” has put his sporting superior in a complicated situation!
Bayern’s number 26 has been delighting fans as well as club officials with strong saves for weeks – with his top performance against Gala as the highlight and final point for the time being (BILD grade 2).
The 9th minute in Istanbul is emblematic of this, when Aktürkoglu artistically finished with a volley after a cross. But Ulreich prevented the score from being 1-1 with a monster parade! As stormily as the Turks attacked Bayern’s goal in this phase, the game could well have tipped against the record champions without this rescue act.
It wasn’t the only appearance in which Ulreich saved the Tuchel team from serious setbacks with breathtaking reflexes. The strongest number 2 in German football played a key role in the hard-fought premier class victory in Copenhagen (2-1) with his saves. In some moments the “Ulle” flights were even reminiscent of Neuer’s brilliant deeds!
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On the one hand, the DFB keeper is certainly pleased with the strong performance of the representative, with whom he enjoys working, especially because of his loyalty. On the other hand, they also raise the expectations very high, against which Neuer must be measured immediately after his comeback.
After all the praise for Ulreich, which had recently even been mixed with demands that the replacement keeper should not give up the Bayern goal for Neuer because of his peak form, the 75,000 spectators in the Allianz Arena on Saturday will probably be particularly careful about their old one and look at the new number one.
According to the motto: Is Neuer really better than THIS Ulreich in top form? If everything goes according to plan, the 2014 world champion will be able to give an initial answer to this question against Darmstadt.
2023-10-26 15:41:39
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