Last September, high-flyer Kiliann Sildillia from SC Freiburg was nominated for the “Golden Boy” award, followed by the interest of some top clubs such as Bayer Leverkusen and AC Milan. The right-back opted for an extension in Breisgau in April, where his rapid rise suffered a dip. The 21-year-old initially lost his regular seat and only found himself in the stands in the last two Bundesliga games.
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“Kiliann played well, was very stable and calm,” coach Christian Streich summed up the strong phase before the long World Cup break in “Kicker”. The 58-year-old also has an explanation for the development in the second half of the year: “Then you’re interested and you’re 20 years old. It’s all about sums, it shakes you a bit.” The low form came after the extension at the Sport-Club, which originally brought him in 2020 for the reserve from the FC Metz youth team.
“He wasn’t as fresh in the last few games, not as grippy in training, not as powerful. I discussed that with him. His enormous duel strength, his presence and his physicality are his identity,” explained Streich. “He has to define himself through that, then he’ll get better at football because he wins balls and can then continue playing.” always, every day. Keep doing video work with us and don’t slack off a millimeter. He has to perceive the signals he gets from us coaches and classify them correctly.”
Streich: Sildillia has to build on his strengths again at SC Freiburg
The French defender, who played 2,755 minutes in 38 games for SC Freiburg – only nine professionals have more playing time – has earned the summer break for now. “He needs it, he did a really great job. Then he should come back with 100 percent,” said Streich, which was necessary in view of “the big competition”. In the end, Sildillia will only prevail if its strengths are fully exploited.
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