Without the top scorer things just don’t work at VfB…
Stuttgart also lost its second Bundesliga game after Serhou Guirassy’s thigh injury (27, 14 goals in eight games), and lost 2-0 to newly promoted Heidenheim in the Swabian duel.
48-meter goal! Heidenheim star shocks Nübel
Source: Image November 5, 2023
And: As before in the 2:3 against Hoffenheim, Stuttgart missed a penalty this time too. This time Silas shoots over it (57′).
Guirassy scored his only penalty of the season in a 3-1 win against Wolfsburg.
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For Heidenheim, Schöppner (70th) scored his first Bundesliga goal for their third home win of the season. The hosts now got nine of their ten points at home.
Heidenheim coach Frank Schmidt at DAZN: “We are very satisfied. VfB Stuttgart is in great form and a strong team. Shortly before the end we had the little bit of luck that goes with it. But we should have taken the lead much earlier.”
There are chances in the Swabian duel almost every minute. In the first half the ball hits the crossbar three times…
Schöppner is the first to head the ball onto the crossbar after Beste’s corner (17′), and Gimber also hits the crossbar after Beste’s corner (43′). On the VfB side, Stiller also hits the woodwork with a direct free kick (38th).
Reimund (90.+3) hits the crossbar again from close range for Stuttgart. Shortly afterwards, the Stuttgart knockout follows: Kleindienst (90th + 4) scores 2-0 for Heidenheim with a lob over goalkeeper Nübel from 48 meters after Anton’s mistake – a dream goal!
Nübel: “He ends by praising me; I try to play along.”
And further: “We made too many mistakes, played a lot of bad passes, we didn’t win the duels at the beginning. There was fire at every corner. In the end they deserve to take the lead. They deserved to win the game.”
Coach Sebastian Hoeneß: “We can’t be satisfied. We’re losing 2-0 here and didn’t play a good first half. The second half was actually much better. We both get goals there. I think we didn’t allow too much. We miss the penalty and have enough situations that we can exploit a little better.”
And further: “The icing on the cake was the situation shortly before the end, where we still had a two or three chance and couldn’t put the thing in. The bottom line is that it’s not enough. I wouldn’t sign that it was a deserved win for Heidenheim. We missed a very big opportunity today.”
So the fact remains: without top scorer Guirassy, VfB won’t get any points in the Bundesliga this season. And this time he doesn’t score a goal – for the first time ever during Hoeneß’s term in office (in office since April 2023).
Glimmer of hope for Stuttgart: Guirassy could celebrate his comeback in the upcoming game against Dortmund (November 11th).
Maybe we’ll be able to win again…
2023-11-05 18:57:21
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