Christoph Kramer spoke in a podcast about the current difficult situation of fellow midfielder Florian Neuhaus. And commented on his upcoming comeback.
If anyone from the Borussia camp knows Florian Neuhaus particularly well, it’s Christoph Kramer. The two midfield colleagues are friends and have been carpooling between Düsseldorf and Mönchengladbach for some time. It goes without saying that Neuhaus’ currently difficult sporting situation is also discussed on the many car journeys.
But he refrains from giving advice, Kramer revealed in Toni and Felix Kroos’ podcast “Einfach mal Luppen”. “I think it helps if you talk a lot and often about everything. Flo knows what he can do. And I’m sure that it will all come back. He has to and will come out of this situation. “
“You quickly notice that he has no self-confidence “
The self-confidence aspect was key for him, Kramer stressed when speaking to the Kroos brothers. “I think it’s amazing how quickly things can happen in football and how important this self-confidence is. With Flo, you can see at the moment that he has no self-confidence,” the 2014 World Cup winner explained, adding that this was having an impact on his team-mate’s play. “He has this slightly provocative, almost arrogant way of playing, always trying to lure the opponent until the last second. Then he plays off and does so much right at the right moment.”
But when confidence is low, as it is at the moment, “you have a shaky foot and do things you would never do in your life.” In addition, there is probably the self-imposed pressure. Kramer: “In Flo’s emotional state right now, you want to show it to everyone. “
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It’s “not that easy from a mental point of view “ either, Kramer said, referring to last season, “when you’re pictured in front of the Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Liverpool crests, according to the motto: ‘Pick a club’ – and now that’s just threatening to fade away, even though you didn’t actually do anything differently and only three months have passed.” Kramer is certain, however: “This is a phase right now that Flo has to go through and come through. I think it is important for the development. “
