Whether or not it’s the Bundesliga or certainly some other skilled footballing division, it’s not daily that you just see a third-choice goalkeeper pressured into motion. Borussia Mönchengladbach Tobias Sippel however occurred to seek out himself on this place on Saturday afternoon. and a crimson card for No. 2 Jonas Omlin meant that the 36-year-old needed to strap on his boots.
Issues continuing reasonably disastrously for Gerardo Seoane’s facet on Saturday afternoon at dwelling in opposition to Augsburg. Omlin’s Twenty eighth-minute crimson card left the foals shorthanded for 2 thirds of the match. FCA attacker Alexis Claude Maurice sunk the Niederrheiner with a hat-trick as the house slide slumped to a defeat.
At his superior age, Sippel most likely by no means anticipated to make one other high flight look once more. The previous Kaiserslautern man hadn’t set foot on the pitch in practically two years. Some very poor performances in objective throughout the 2022/23 Bundesliga marketing campaign had left him one thing of a operating joke in German footballing circles.
The Gladbach goalkeeping state of affairs continues alongside its loopy course because the departure of long-time mainstay Yann Sommer in January 2023. Sommer’s Swiss compatriot Omlin’s persistent harm issues led to Jan Olschowsky briefly wanting just like the keeper of the longer term. Nicolas then got here out of nowhere to displace Olschowsky after which Omlin.
“I by no means anticipated to look once more,” Sippel remarked in his post-match interview with Sky Germany. “It’s loopy, now we’ve misplaced two goalkeepers within the area of per week with Moritz Nicolas and Jonas Omlin. Now let’s hope I don’t get injured too.
“It’s insane what’s occurred lately right here within the goalkeeping place,” Sippel continued. “I used to be right here for over seven years with Yann Sommer and he wasn’t even injured. Now it looks as if we go six or seven video games with out one among them being injured.”
For his half, Seoane made sure to not place the blame for the three targets conceded squarely on Sippel’s shoulders. It nonetheless speaks volumes that the Gladbach head coach floated the thought of turning to youth prospects in objective whereas Omlin serves his (but undetermined) suspension.
“He has not had many appearances within the final two or three years, even in pleasant matches,” Seoane stated on the post-match press convention. “Regardless of his expertise, anybody wants time to get again into the rhythm.
“Now isn’t the time to make a prediction for subsequent Saturday,” Seoane however continued. “Tobi is our No. 3 and it’s logical that he’s in his place to play subsequent Saturday. However I’m being cautious. We’ve misplaced two goalkeepers in eight days.”
“Let’s see how the coaching week goes,” Sippel added. “With Maximilian Brüll, Maximilian Neutgens and Thiago [Pereira Cardoso] we have now three guys who’re within the image.“
GGFN | Peter Weis
