Two unfamiliar faces were at today’s training in Stuttgart: Serhou Guirassy and Silas stayed in Stuttgart. For the two attackers, it’s time to rest instead of traveling.
Gets a break after constant use: Serhou Guirassy IMAGO/Sportfoto Rudel
Nine VfB professionals are on the road this week: Starting with Waldemar Anton, Chris Führich, Maximilian Mittelstädt and Deniz Undav, who are with the German national team and the international matches against France and the Netherlands, to Hiroki Ito (Japan) Woo-Yeong Jeong ( South Korea) and Mahmoud Dahoud (Syria) to the two U-national players Enzo Millot (U-23 France) and Leonidas Stergiou (U-21 Switzerland). There could even have been eleven Swabians. But Serhou Guirassy (Guinea) and Silas (DR Congo) were allowed to stay in Stuttgart.
The two offensive players, who were active with their national teams at the African Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast at the beginning of the year, are exceptionally not on the road. Guirassy, who was eliminated with Guinea in the quarter-finals of the continental competition against Silas and DR Congo (1:3), was released this time. The two but inconsequential international test matches scheduled these days in Saudi Arabia against the national teams from Vanatu (March 21st), an island state in the South Pacific, and Bermuda (March 25th) will take place without the 22-time Bundesliga goalscorer. Which is more than acceptable to those in charge at the third-place team in the Bundesliga, as the 28-year-old has been in constant use since January and could really use some rest.
Silas, who with the Congo lost 6-5 on penalties against South Africa in the game for third place at the Africa Cup, has not been able to establish himself in the Stuttgart starting line-up since his return from the Ivory Coast. The wingman continues with the World Cup qualifiers in Senegal and against Togo on June 3rd and 10th.
Hoeneß is already canceling the test match: rest for VfB
After his team’s many strenuous top performances in recent weeks, Sebastian Hoeneß is also sticking to a slimmed-down program this week with the thinned-out squad. The head coach also had the planned and already announced mandatory test match in the international match week – this time it would have been against the twelfth place in the third league, SC Verl – canceled. The team, at least the professionals who stayed at home, should get some rest before the final spurt in the Bundesliga is about defending the Champions League place, which is currently owned by VfB.
2024-03-19 20:40:00
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