For Mats Hummels, the first half of the season at BVB did not go very well. The central defender struggled with knee problems and was no longer considered by national coach Hansi Flick. Now he is fighting for his World Cup dream.
Last summer followed Mats Hummels for a long time. At the European Championship, the central defender bit his teeth and played despite persistent patellar tendon problems. Although the tournament ended quite early for the German national team and Hummels was able to rest longer, his knee pain accompanied him for the entire first half of the season.
His athletic ability suffered as a result. Again and again, the 33-year-old was noticed with mistakes and often had to struggle with the speed of his opponents. He was also no longer nominated for the national team. National coach Hansi Flick was quite open about the Hummels case. “Mats doesn’t have this level, this quality in his game. I also know, when I see him like that, I speak to him that he already has one or two problems,” he said.
BVB professional Hummels fights for World Cup dream
In order to still fulfill his dream of the World Cup, he loudly “image“-Information put in a lot of extra shifts during his vacation in Dubai. Apparently, Hummels has shed his patellar tendon problems and can now finally come back symptom-free after many months. The ideal conditions for the national team to focus on good performances at BVB to play.
BVB managing director Hans-Joachim Watzke now also called for an increase in performance. “I expect Mats to reach his top form,” he let “Bild” know. On Saturday, the black and yellow are challenged at Eintracht Frankfurt (6:30 p.m.).
Not an easy task for Marco Rose’s team, who have to do without Manuel Akanji and Dan-Axel Zagadou in central defense. For Hummels, right at the start of the second half of the season, a good opportunity to show that he is on the right track. Not only Watzke, but also Flick will probably take a closer look.
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