Davie Selke came on a free transfer from Hertha BSC during the winter break.Image: dpa / Rolf Vennenbernd
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Before the World Cup in Qatar, 1. FC Köln was just three points away from being relegated. Across all competitions, you could not win a single win in the previous seven games. Things looked better for Effzeh after the restart, but Steffen Baumgart’s team suffered a severe setback last weekend.
1. FC Köln only drew at table bottom Schalke 04 on Sunday and also lost a hope for the second half of the season: Davie Selke. The striker, who only switched from Hertha BSC to the Rhine on a free transfer during the winter break, had to be replaced after 45 minutes with an injury.
Injury misery at 1. FC Köln
1. FC Köln had only recently found their way back was able to win a 7-1 thrashing of Werder Bremen in the first game after the World Cup break. In the game that followed, they even drew against leaders Bayern Munich. After last weekend, however, the mood is rather gloomy.
As the “picturereported, although an MRI showed that Davie Selke did not tear anything in his ankle, he complains of pain. According to this, Selke will not be able to train for the next few days, Internally, a return is expected on February 12 against Eintracht Frankfurt at the earliest.
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Davie Selke joins the already well-filled hospital in Cologne. Effzeh currently has to cope with a few failures, especially on the offensive. 1. FC Köln are currently missing Mark Uth, Sebastian Andersson, Florian Dietz and Dimitrios Limnios in attack.
Selke himself also has a long history of bad luck with injuries. In the last three seasons for Werder Bremen, Hertha BSC and now 1. FC Köln, he only played the full 90 minutes five times.
Davie Selke should strengthen 1. FC Köln on the offensive. Image: dpa / Rolf Vennenbernd
His susceptibility to injury has led to many a setback in his career. At the age of 28, Selke is now regarded as an eternal talent who was never able to exploit his full potential. In 2014 he was awarded the “Golden Player Award” as the best player at the U-19 European Championship, but he never made a big breakthrough in his subsequent career stations.
Great competition on offense
However, Davie Selke already had a difficult time in the Cologne squad. Steffen Tigges usually holds the center forward position in Cologne, who came from Dortmund in the summer and regularly shows strong performances under Steffen Baumgart. From Cologne’s point of view, one will hope that Tigges will be able to compensate for Selke’s absence.
There are currently worlds between Union Berlin and Hertha BSC. In the direct duel between the two Berlin Bundesliga teams, Union prevailed 2-0 on Saturday. Hertha, which was threatened with relegation, then surprisingly fired managing director Fredi Bobic.
