It has become quiet about Daniel Didavi. Now Stuttgart‘s veteran could perhaps appear in a completely new role.
Asked again soon at VfB? Daniel Didavi.
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His last of ten Bundesliga appearances dates from the 12th matchday, a substitution in the 71st minute in a 1-2 draw in Dortmund. Since then it has been quiet about the offensive man, who is celebrating his 32nd birthday on February 21st. For various reasons, most recently because of the well-known knee problems.
Now the veteran seems to be on the way back. At least in training. However, less with the perspective of being able to take on his traditional role at some point, but two lines behind it.
Didavi was recently “repeatedly tried on the six”, reveals Pellegrino Matarazzo, who always has praise for Didavi, who is always struggling physically to be free of symptoms. “Dida continues to do a decent job and shows again and again in training that he has a decent left foot.”
Didavi in the future on the six?
Still, the coach seems to have little to no real use in the game for the former U-21 international. “We have a ten or two too many on the pitch,” said Matarazzo, who appears to have liked the idea of turning the offensive player into a defensive player. “He could possibly play a role on the six in the future with his current athletic profile.” Whether beyond Didavi’s contract, which ends in the summer, seems rather unlikely.
