Röhl also injured: Freiburg's personnel situation remains tense
Merlin Röhl has returned from the German U21 national team with an injury, exacerbating SC Freiburg's already tense personnel situation. The midfielder, who has been in good form of late, will "in all likelihood miss out" due to a tissue injury in his Achilles tendon, said SC coach Christian Streich ahead of the Bundesliga match against SV Darmstadt 98 on Saturday (3.30pm/Sky). "The situation hasn't got any better in recent weeks," the coach continued on Thursday.
In addition to Röhl, key players such as captain Christian Günter and Maximilian Philipp are also out. As those responsible cannot estimate when many players will be available again, something could happen in the winter transfer period. "The scouting department is looking," said Streich. "It's about which players we say we would do that for and which club is prepared to give up a good player. We have to weigh that up, but we've also just been unlucky so far."
Streich said that "a good and courageous Bundesliga team" is coming to Freiburg in the form of the promoted side from Hesse, who are without a win in four games. "You get the feeling they think they have nothing to lose and just play."
Given the current injury issues at SC Freiburg, with Merlin Röhl joining captain Christian Gunter and Maximilian Philipp on the sidelines, the coach expressed concern about the team's personnel situation. Amidst this challenging period, SC Freiburg will face SV Darmstadt 98 in the Bundesliga, a team that has been struggling themselves, having lost their last four games.
Source: www.dpa.com
