FC Erzgebirge Aue remains deeply relaxed

Floodplain – Deadline Day is known for its hectic pace. FC Erzgebirge Aue Meanwhile, she quickly became extremely bored. Not because she couldn’t do it anymore, but simply because she didn’t have to anymore!

Sports director Matthias Heidrich (46) had completed his homework quickly like a model student. When FC Erzgebirge started training after the summer break on June 26, almost the entire squad was already in place. Six newcomers were sweating it out on the training pitch.

“That was important to us because the process of bonding with the new team took time. We got all the players we wanted. Without any rejections!” Heidrich reported to TAG24 at the time.

They then looked for a left central defender and found one in time. Tim Hoffmann (19) joined the team at the training camp in Bad Blankenburg. Aue thought they were complete.

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The loss of Can Özkan (24) forced action again – unexpectedly. And again it was quick, Heidrich conjured up Ali Loune (22) on loan from second division club 1. FC Nuremberg, the club that will face tomorrow Thursday in a test match during the international break.

If we draw a first conclusion, we can say that Aue did a lot of things right with its transfer policy. In Hoffmann, they gained a central defender who has a very good overview of the game and who opens up the pitch.

When Niko Vukancic (22) is reinstated from his knee injury (probably in late autumn), a real duel will loom – the outcome is uncertain.

On the right in the back four, Maxim Burghardt (19) and Pascal Fallmann (20) are tied. Burghardt, who came from the fifth division, has been a starter in each of the teams so far, but Fallmann was also able to score points with two assists in Osnabrück and Aachen.

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On the offensive wing, Mika Clausen (22, goals against Osnabrück and in the DFB Cup against Gladbach/assist against Dynamo) has overtaken Omar Sijaric (22) for the time being. Jonah Fabisch (23), Ricky Bornschein (24) and Loune are the ones that Dotchev brings off the bench without any concerns.