German national team winger and the team’s usual ten-slot starter Christoph Kramer are both question marks for Saturday’s encounter.
“These two defeats hurt very much,” Virkus added, “Our goal was to play a stable season. If you look at the season now, there have been so many ups and downs and we need to achieve more consistency.”
“We have to get our offensive engine running,” Farke continued, “something has been missing.”
Striker Marcus Thuram was unable to make it back in time for the first fixture. Attack spark-plug Jonas Hofmann was taken ill prior to Augsburg. Nathan Ngoumou served as the replacement for both in each respective match, to little effect.
As for former German national team midfielder Christoph Kramer – the team’s designated starter for the ten-slot – Farke noted that the 31-year-old was still struggling with the after effects of a concussion sustained in last night’s loss.
“He was unresponsive for about 30 seconds and then had a severe headache,” Farke said of Kramer, “Now we have to follow the protocols and examine him in detail. A cautious all-clear so far, but whether he can be available, I can not say.”
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