When Mitchell Weiser (27) was signed on the last day of the summer transfer window, hopes for him were high. Now, almost four months later, one thing is certain: the loan from the Leverkusen bench press is one big misunderstanding.
After a decent premiere with a goal at 3-0 in Ingolstadt, Weiser (market value 2019 still 14 million euros) let his quality flash less and less. The former U21 European champion lost his regular place after a poor performance at 0: 3 in Darmstadt and is miles away from recapture – also thanks to the recent stable performance of competitor Felix Agu.
In addition: In the past few weeks, Weiser, as a contact person, had to go into quarantine twice because he was not interested in a vaccination. Not a promising perspective for the next weeks and months, which will probably be characterized by corona infections. Especially since Weiser was promptly excluded from training again after returning from the Spanish training camp (January 2nd to 9th). Because Spain is now considered a high-risk area.
Weiser becomes a problem case
Clemens Fritz, Werder’s head of professional football: “We all know what’s in him. It can be seen that the long time without any noteworthy minutes of action did not help him. We assume that he will be very important for us in the second half of the season. In any case, he accepted the second division.“
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You can also see it differently. Because on the pitch, the Weiser (140 first division games), brought in as a promotion aid, disappointed and outside he did not look good either.
After his signature, the flank player revealed that nobody except Werder wanted him, which should shake his head. Before the derby against HSV, he admitted that he had not heard of the legendary derbies in 2009. And in the game itself, he stole a free kick goal from striker Ducksch because he stood in the wall as an attacker – banned since 2019. Weiser: “I didn’t know the rule.” His vaccination attitude rounds off the disappointing overall impression.
Little consolation for Werder: If unvaccinated employees or players have to be quarantined as a contact person, they will not receive a salary. Werder makes use of this at Weiser.
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