Last match of the Hindrund, first of the new year. Kick off is at 3:30pm. Sokratis and Ousmane are questionable. Roman Burki will likely be back next weekend. Sven Bender is out long-term. PEA is in Gabon. Even though the score looked good during the friendlies, the midfield control was missing and defensively we looked questionable.
Starting XI: Weidenfeller - Piszczek, Sokratis, Ginter, Schmelzer - Weigl - Pulisic, Castro, Kagawa, Reus - Schürrle No Götze, WTF?
I was scared for a moment we had lost Reus for a long time again. He stayed on the floor a hell of a long time... And he is playing so well today. What a pass on the goal.
One is always concerned when Reus is down. What made it more infuriating was that this wouldn't have happened if we didn't make the stupid mistakes moments before the foul that almost led to a goal. I know this is a struggling Bremen side but Schürrle looks really good so far. We looked in control for almost 20 minutes but that dominance is gone right now.
Red for Drobny. Both for being last man and the kind of foul. I don't know what an experienced goalie like him is thinking. He has to know that any contact at this point is a red and he makes such a shocking foul.
I think Marco was offside but the red is deserved. It was a clear intent to injure. The refs need to protect guys like Reus, PEA and Pulisic.