Why Sven Ulreich is an unsung favourite during Bayern München
Having filled in superbly given Manuel Neuer suffered a damaged feet in September, goalkeeper Sven Ulreich will be pivotal to Bayern’s hopes of reining in a free-scoring BeÅŸiktaÅŸ in a UEFA Champions League turn of 16.
Expert testimony
“He’s on a radar forward of a World Cup. In one-on-one situations, he’s unequivocally good. At Bayern, he’s also schooled to play a round out from a back.”
Joachim Löw, Germany coach
“He saves good and has a lot of faith in himself. He’s unequivocally played a partial in a fact we’ve kept a lot of purify sheets this season. We’re unequivocally gratified with how he’s developed; that’s been quite critical in light of Neuer’s absence.”
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Bayern authority and two-time European Champion Clubs’ Cup winner
“He’s been unequivocally plain behind a counterclaim for months. He exudes patience and saves all that comes his way – and infrequently more.”
Mats Hummels, Bayern defender
Current tally
International: 0 appearances
UEFA bar competition: 34 appearances
Domestic competition*: 224 appearances
Why he matters
• He is some-more than only Neuer’s deputy. Regular football in Neuer’s deficiency has enabled a uncapped Ulreich to denote because he has always been deliberate one of Germany’s many gifted keepers. The 29-year-old’s performances have been such that Bayern have not had to rush their captain back, while he has even exceeded Neuer in one department: Ulreich notched a UEFA Champions League support by environment adult Kingsley Coman during Bayern’s 2-1 win during Celtic on matchday four, something Neuer – for all his ball-playing ability – has never managed.
• He is a big-game player, that bodes good for a knockout rounds. Ulreich discovered 3 points for Bayern by saving a last-minute chastisement on his lapse to former bar Stuttgart in December, was a favourite in a German Cup shoot-out opposite RB Leipzig and also done 3 consultant stops opposite Borussia Dortmund in a 3-1 Bundesliga feat in November.
• He is German. Uli Hoeness’s lapse as Bayern boss in late 2016 coincided with a expostulate to make a Bavarian giants some-more German. In that sense, Ulreich – innate in Schorndorf, only outward Stuttgart – fits a check perfectly. “For me, Sven Ulreich is a male of a year,” pronounced Hoeness in December. “He played a outrageous purpose in Bayern’s turnaround. He positively has to extend his contract.” Two months later, Ulreich did.
• He is a fan favourite. Unfussy and reliable, Ulreich was voted Bayern’s actor of a month for Nov and again in December, and Bayern supporters waited after a diversion to serenade him with chants of “Ulle, Ulle” after that late chastisement save in Stuttgart. What’s more, he donated his tickets for Bayern’s outing to Hoffenheim progressing this deteriorate to a terminally ill child.
What he says
“Manu [Neuer] is a best goalkeeper in a universe and it’s not easy to reinstate him. If we let in a goal, we know people are meditative he would have saved it, though I’ve worked on my kicking, my saves and my reflexes and I’ve softened technically.”
*senior bar appearances only
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