Coach Steffen Baumgart promised offensive player Ondrej Duda a return to team training after his pause for thought.
“If everything goes normally, he will be back next week. And then everything will be fine again. Ondrej is an important part of this team. He will remain so,” said the coach of Bundesliga soccer club 1. FC Köln on Tuesday.
Duda was temporarily excluded from team training after beating Arminia Bielefeld (3-1). According to information from “Express”, the 27-year-old refused to warm up ten minutes before the final whistle of the match. “We are in football, everyone is there with emotions. Ondrej as well as the coaching team. He reacted out of disappointment at the weekend,” said Baumgart.
The Slovak’s contract runs until 2024. Last season, his first at FC, Duda played a key role in the club’s relegation with 7 goals and 6 assists.