FC Augsburg keeper Finn Dahmen isn’t the one one Dahmen’s FCA teammate Cedric Zesiger has now began eight Bundesliga fixtures for his new mortgage membership. Augsburg haven’t conceded a purpose all through his 675 minutes on the pitch. No Bundesliga defender has gone so lengthy with out permitting a purpose for a brand new membership.
FCA head-coach Jess Thorup’s back-three – consisting of Zesiger, captain Jeffery Gouweleeuw, and Chrislain Matsima – have been rock strong in latest weeks. High quality defensive choices resembling Keven Schlotterbeck and Noahkhai Banks can’t discover their manner into Thorup’s XI. Projected defensive starters and have been even loaned out as quickly as Zesiger arrived.
It’s no secret that Augsburg had huge plans for Zesiger and, as such, secured a purchase order choice in his mortgage deal. Zesiger – who as soon as reached a peak estimated market worth of €7.5m throughout his early promising days in Wolfsburg – counts as a steal of a deal given his latest play. The stories that Zesiger will be bought for a mere €4m.
In a latest interview with , Thorup praised his defensive set-up generally and commented on Zesiger’s essential function. Zesiger’s new report – which sees him cross German footballing legends resembling Philipp Lahm and Bastian Schweinsteiger – left Thorup pondering his embarrassment of riches on the again.
“That’s fabulous,” Thorup mentioned of the report. “There’s additionally Schlotterbeck and Banks behind him, but when he retains taking part in like this it’s very troublesome for me. He’s simply doing issues magnificently in the meanwhile.“
GGFN | Peter Weis