Bürki or Hitz? Favre organizes a doorman theater near Dortmund

Bürki or Hitz? Favre organized an unnecessary goalkeeper theater near Dortmund

Roman Bürki has been the clear No. 1 at BVB for years, but now the coach is causing irritation with the promotion of Marwin Hitz.

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Sometimes Lucien Favre is actually a weirdo. Anyone who listens to the Borussia Dortmund coach on Saturday after the 3-0 win at FC Schalke comes to this conclusion.

All good? Better not. Because Hitz didn’t play against Schalke at all. But one thing is for sure: with his lively interaction in the Borussia goal, Favre confuses everyone: internally people like sporting director Michael Zorc, externally to fans and the media. The “kicker” says the whole thing is a completely unnecessary construction site that the coach opened on his own. Of nothing.

The chronology of a theater staged by the coach: When the BVB season begins with the cup match in Duisburg (5-0), Bürki suffers a hip injury and logically the previous substitute Hitz is in goal.

Just in time for the start of the Bundesliga five days later, Bürki is back in shape and retains the goal in a 3-0 win over Mönchengladbach. In the 2-0 loss at Augsburg, however, he was partly to blame for the 1-0 loss when he was not present at a free-throw center in the six-yard box.

In the Super Cup final against Bayern (2: 3) four days later, Hitz returns to watch the gate, because Bürki is out with a respiratory infection. In the next two Bundesliga games against Freiburg (4: 0) and in Hoffenheim (1: 0), the heat is between the posts; In Kraichgau, the recovered and fully trained Bürki presses the bench. When Favre relies on the heat again in the opening match of the Champions League in Lazio (1: 3), the excitement over the goalkeeper’s question at BVB is great. Favre is said to have justified his decision with Bürki’s lack of freshness to a Sky reporter.

Is there a changing of the guard at the gate?

The big question: does BVB have a changing of the guard at the gate? Does the 29-year-old Bürki definitely have to give up his place to the compatriot in his sixth year in yellow-black after 210 competitive matches? Will the 33-year-old Hitz be surprisingly No.1 in the third year since his arrival from Augsburg and after only 17 missions in his old days? Will Freidorf’s Thurgau displace Münsingen’s Bernese?

Neither of them has spoken out on this issue in recent weeks. But from former national goalkeeper Jörg Stiel. He can be quoted as follows on the sports portal “Spox”: “What is happening at BVB is strange. Bürki consistently plays at a high level. There is no reason to change the hierarchy. “The” kicker “writes:” Nobody in BVB can solve it. “After returning from Rome and before the game against Schalke, Favre is vague:” We will see who plays. “

But on Saturday he will have to show his colors again. You are not allowed to play with two goalkeepers. Opt for Bürki. No goalkeeper would have needed it against Gelsenkirchen’s weak side. Guests never shoot at goal.

The atmosphere at Signal Iduna Park is as non-existent as Schalke. Where otherwise 80,196 spectators occupy the last seat, only 300 visitors are allowed in Corona times. 267 times less than usual. “Exhausted!” – informs BVB …

But it’s not just Favre, Bürki and Hitz that are the topic of conversation. With Manuel Akanji, a Swiss quarter is in focus. His goal to make it 1-0 is a can opener against Schalke, who have gone 21 games without a win in the league. After his crown disease and subsequent isolation, the central defender can play again. When asked how important it is for the same goalkeeper to constantly play behind him, the Winterthur resident replied: “That’s very important. Roman radiated a lot of confidence against Schalke. But it is the coach who decides who plays. “

Does Favre want to provoke competition?

Is the matter over now? Not necessarily. Favre will target something with his enigmatic actions. Do you want to spark competition? Why are you letting this case move like this? Especially who likes nothing more than working in peace.

Romand himself does not contribute to the clarification, he dispenses with the plain text. Of course, Favre is an excellent football coach, but he is out of date in terms of communication. In the Ruhr area there is a puzzling question: Who will score the Champions League goal against Zenit St Petersburg on Wednesday? Bürki or maybe Hitz again?

It only seems clear for the moment: if Favre continues his game for a while, he will hurt BVB and its goalkeepers more than help them. And he gets into trouble again.