When Manuel Neuer picked up an damage in Bayern Munich’s 3-0 Champions League spherical of 16 first-leg win towards Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday, 21-year-old Jonas Urbig was handed his debut instead of the goalkeeping veteran.
And as Bayern coach Vincent Kompany confirmed at a press convention on Friday, Urbig will make his first begin for the Bavarians towards VfL Bochum within the Bundesliga on Saturday.
“I do not need to put any nice stress on Jonas. He is finished every thing proper up to now in coaching and within the match. That ought to give him confidence. We have confidence in him for the video games to return that he can cope with issues like in coaching. And if not, no stress. He is acquired expertise and our belief.
“The vital factor for us is that everybody’s match and wholesome. We’ve got an unimaginable primary, and behind him there’s guys who assist us and who’ve finished a superb job,” Kompany stated when requested about his goalkeeping hierarchy.
“Jonas Urbig will play tomorrow. Daniel Peretz has been alternative up to now when Manu was out. Sven Ulreich will probably be on the bench tomorrow, as a result of Daniel is not fairly but again from his damage. We’ll talk about all of it within the coming days, however out in public is not the fitting platform for that.”
Sidelined with a torn muscle fibre in his proper calf, Manuel Neuer will probably be out till this month’s worldwide break no less than.
“I assume Manuel will want time till the worldwide break to recuperate. However we do not know. It may take longer. We’re happy there is a break developing. I believe that’ll assist us,” stated Kompany.
