SoccerNews Issue # 09, September 29th 2014 Continental/Division Tires Alexander Bahlmann Phone: +49 511 938 2615 Head of Media & Public Relations PLT E-Mail:
[email protected] Buettnerstraße 25 | 30165 Hannover www.contisoccerworld.de Foto: dpa Soccer News # 09/2014 2 In the right defensive position on Sunday before the final whistle. The diagnosis came evening Loew lined up a player wearing the on Monday: the midfielder suffered an injury number 7 shirt and the family name “Rudy”. to his left ankle joint, just as he did in the last But by putting Hoffenheim player Rudy, 24, pre-World Cup friendly against Armenia, caus- who earned only his third cap, as did his coun- ing him to miss the World Cup. With a partly terpart on the left side, Erik Durm, 22, into the ruptured outside ligament and an overexpan- four-man defence, did signal the beginning sion of the tarsal ligaments he will be out of new experimentation. Retirements and for four weeks. The second injury of the key injuries had forced a reformation of the team, player will be of more concern to Borussia minus established key players, to meet the Dortmund than to Loew. Schalke player Julian strong Scots just eight weeks after the World Draxler, Loew’s alternative for Reus, had also Cup triumph in Rio de Janeiro. been injured during the 4-2 loss to Argentina in the friendly match four days earlier. “We will have to improvise in the upcoming months” Sebastian Rudy is originally a defensive mid- fielder. The Black Forest-born player held this position in the U21 selection of the German Football Association (DFB) until last year, and also plays there for his club.