Just a failure among sick people
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This article first appeared on Transfermarkt at 10:29 a.m. and was subsequently updated.
At Fortuna Düsseldorf there is an alarm shortly before the second division game against SV Darmstadt 98 on Saturday (1 p.m.). The club is plagued by acute concerns due to injuries and illnesses. The situation between the posts was particularly tricky: Florian Kastenmeier and his deputy Marcel Lotka are suffering from a flu-like infection, number three Florian Schock is missing due to a tendon injury. Who would guard the goal on Saturday was initially considered completely open. On Friday afternoon, Fortuna gave the all-clear and reported in a humorous post on X that of the five players in question, only Sima Suso did not make it into the matchday squad.
“We sent Flo home straight away and are hoping that he will get it under control somehow,” explained Fortuna coach Markusbeginn on Thursday. “The biggest problem is that Lotti has been sick all week.” But the hope is that one of the sick people – Kastenmeier or Lotka – will return on match day, which will probably come true. But if this plan still fails, the people of Düsseldorf will have to get creative.
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That’s not all: the shoes also put a lot of pressure on the field players. Christopher Lenz and Suso also had an infection and were questionable. However, Lenz is likely to be there on Saturday. Kenneth Schmidt, Tim Breithaupt, Hamza Anhari, Julian Hettwer and Tim Rossmann have to miss due to injuries – Jesper Daland’s appearance also wobbled worryingly. “We’re making sure we provide the boys appropriately. We have enough people on board to stabilize us,” said Coach Beginn, who may be switching from a three-man defense to a four-man defense because of the personnel problems.
Fortuna, which has been in crisis this season, has stabilized in the past few weeks; Düsseldorf is in fifth place in the annual table with five games played. Opponent Darmstadt 98 is second in the table behind leaders FC Schalke 04. The Lilies have the best offense in the 2nd league with 42 goals.
