Sports Weekly all-media reporter Huang Sijun
Just after equalling Kahn's record of 310 Bundesliga wins on the front foot, Neuer was on the injury list on the back foot. Bayern Munich abruptly announced last night that Neuer had surgery on his right knee that day and would be on a suspension for several weeks. Counting a sentence spoken by sports director Salihamidzic, Bayern's official statement was only 3 sentences long, which made fans who did not know the truth look at the question mark. Obviously a day ago, he was still alive in the match against the Leipzig RB, why did Neuer suddenly have to open the knife? How long will he be suspended for this, will it affect the race in the sprint stages of the season?
Neuer is on a weeks off for surgery on his right knee.
Returned before the Champions League quarter-finals
Neuer had surgery because of an injury to the medial meniscus of the right knee. This question had been bothering him for some time. The surgery was performed in Innsbruck, Austria, and the main surgeon was Dr. Christian Fink, who had performed a cruciate ligament repair operation for Sane in the summer of 2019. Goretzka, who was plagued by problems with the patella tendon, also went to him not long ago. During the operation, Fink removed part of Neuer's medial meniscus in his right knee to avoid further tearing of the meniscus.
How long does Neuer rest after surgery? According to Sport1's correspondent Plettenberg, Neuer would ideally only need a 3- to 4-week truce, and a six-week break at worst. The Kicker and Bild put it the same way, both were injured for 4 to 6 weeks. In summary, Neuer will take a one-month break to start.
On the evening of February 6, Neuer reported to the fans in his hospital bed that he was safe.
This means that the Bayern captain will miss the two legs of the Champions League quarter-final against Salzburg (16 February and 8 March), and will miss at least the next four league rounds against Bochum (12 February), Fürth (20 February), Frankfurt (26 February) and Leverkusen (5 March), even the 2 rounds of league matches against Hoffenheim and Berlin in mid-March, and the 2 friendly matches for the national team in late March – home against Israel on the 26th and away to the Netherlands on the 29th. In the words of "The Kicker", if he can make a comeback in mid-to-late March, it will definitely be Neuer's 36th birthday (March 27).
Neuer is missing so many games at once, which is bad news. But Bayern are currently nine points behind 2nd-placed Dortmund in the Bundesliga, and with Champions League quarter-final opponent Salzburg limited in strength, Neuer chose this time to operate, apparently to minimize the impact. On the positive side, Neuer can prepare for the final two months of the season in good health, especially the crucial "Devil's April" – 5/6 and 12/13 April is the two legs of the Champions League quarter-finals, and April 26/27 and May 3/4 are the two legs of the semi-finals.
Ulreich's chance came again
During Neuer's truce, it was naturally the second goalkeeper Ulraishi's performance time again. At this time, you have to praise Ulreich's luck. Others were Neuer's substitutes, and there were few chances to get ahead, but Ulreich was different. As early as the 2017/18 season, he replaced Neuer, who had stopped most of the season due to a fractured metatarsal bone, and made as many as 29 Bundesliga appearances, plus 11 Champions League appearances. Despite fatal mistakes in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid, Ulreich's performance that season was well received, including a 72% success rate of saving in the league, and he completed a career-high 12 clean sheets in a single season, and was even voted the best player of the season in the team.
Neuer and Ulraich had a good relationship.
At the end of the 2018/19 season, Neuer was suspended for about a month due to torn calf muscle fibers, and Ulreich played six consecutive games in the Bundesliga and the German Cup, until the Final german Cup with Leipzig gave up his place to Neuer, who was recovering from injury in time. After lifting the German Cup, Ulreich also made his first selection for the German national team in a by-election (replacing Leno with an injured thumb), adding a national status. During his first five seasons with Bayern, Ulreich made as many as 70 appearances in official matches, and the attendance rate was simply unscientific by neuer's standards as a substitute.
After an unsatisfactory journey to Hamburg, Ulreich returned on a free reinstatement last summer at Neuer's suggestion, replacing Nibel, who had come to Monaco on loan, to return to bayern as the second goalkeeper. For Neuer and goalkeeper coach Tapalovic, there is no better fit for the role of the second goal than the experienced (222 Bundesliga appearances) and the low-key Ulreich. Urreich said: "Manu (Neuer) and I soon found out that there was a lot of calls between us. Manu knows I'm always going to give my all in training but not to irritate him, so we got along really well. Guardiola and Heynckes, who worked with Urreich, also praised him, saying: "He has won the recognition of players, the media and the fans. ”
In a match against Borussia Moncheng on January 7, Ulreich replaced New Crown's Neuer.
So far this season, Ulreich has only made two appearances, in the first round of the German Cup, which swept the Bremen SV 12-0 away, and the second half of the Bundesliga opener, which lost 1-2 at home to Borussia Mönchengladbach. Now, the 33-year-old Ulreich will once again prove himself to be "the best second goal in Bayern history" in the next 6 to 8 games.
Urreich's contract with Bayern is only signed to the end of the season, and whether or not to renew it depends on Nibel's stay and whether Neuer will renew his contract in the next few weeks. Once Neuer (currently signed to 2023) is renewed, Nibel, who plans to go on loan to Monaco for 2 seasons, is likely to leave Bayern permanently and immediately, which also means that Ulreich will most likely get a new contract. Neuer's surgery will not affect Bayern's plans to negotiate a contract extension. As of now, Bayern and Urreich have not talked about a contract extension.