In the away game at <a href="https://www.archysport.com/2022/01/bundesliga-despite-a-crazy-summer-gladbach-bankruptcy-after-bayern-gala-bundesliga/" title="Bundesliga: Despite a crazy summer – Gladbach bankruptcy after Bayern Gala – Bundesliga”>Bayer Leverkusen, VfB Stuttgart is also relying on the qualities of its recently strong new signing El Bilal Touré. The Mali national striker “100 percent deserves” to play again, said coach Sebastian Hoeneß before the start of the 9th matchday of the Bundesliga this evening (8.30 p.m./DAZN).
Touré was on loan from Italian club Atalanta Bergamo in the summer and has been getting better and better in recent weeks. The 23-year-old is in “very good shape,” said Hoeneß. Touré scored Stuttgart’s late winning goal against Juventus Turin (1-0) last week, and against Holstein Kiel (2-1) last Saturday he scored again and prepared another goal. The attacker was rested in the cup against 1. FC Kaiserslautern (2-1) on Tuesday. So he is now “fresh and rested,” said Hoeneß.
Touré is “fast, agile and good on the ball,” said the Stuttgart coach. “He can cause problems for any defense – including Leverkusen’s.” VfB, eighth in the table, travels to the German champions and cup winners, who are currently third. Next week the Swabians will meet Touré’s parent club Bergamo in the premier class.
