The responsible strengthened Hinteregger after the final whistle demonstratively the back. "He gets full support from us, Henti is a very important player," emphasized sports board Markus Krösche. Trainer Oliver Glasner warned against a superficial approach and pointed out that in the formation of the penalty, which led to the 0: 1, initially made Tuta "Dampen": "Martin wanted to support Tuta and then stopped a bit late. "

For the truth, however, it also belongs that Hinteregger went pretty clumsy and irrected in the duel with Max Kruse. The late 0: 2 in the exam time the Austrians headed with a header in the run of Dodi Lukebakio. "He has to clarify forward," judges croses right.

But Hinteregger was not only the trail on this black Saturday not only with the goals. The defender also banged too many high long balls blind forward, which was convicted against the physically superior Wolfsburg behind team to failure. In the second half, he turned out to all over the other sometimes in the opposing half. That looked overmotivated, it seemed, as if Hinteregger wanted to make up to the penalty on devil-caused by him.

Already in the previous home game against Arminia Bielefeld, the 29-year-old had delivered a questionable performance and had been replaced at half-time because of problems in the paging area. Nevertheless, it was a comprehensible decision of Glasner, Hinteregger for the injured Makoto Hasbe (pneumothorax). Nobody could know in advance that that would go wrong so terribly.

Now, however, the coach stands in front of a difficult decision. Does he give Hinteregger another chance next Saturday in Cologne? Or does he build the defense? Stefan Ilsanker could defend central, but would have the same weaknesses in the starting game. Tuta (22) was recently tested at the test match in Mainz (1: 0) in the center of the triple chain, but is still abundantly inexperienced for this central role. In addition, then then Danny da Costa would have to ran as in said test match on the unfamiliar position on the right in the internal defense.

Switching on four chain is close

Until Hasbe is fit again, a conversion to four-chain would be obvious. Offering a flat 4-4-2 would be with Da Costa and Christopher Lenz on the outer-defendant positions as well as Tuta and Evan Ndicka in the center. Ansgar Knauf and Filip Kostic would be used on the offensive wings for use, Rafael Borré and Jesper Lindström would swim in front as a double top between the lines. For the against Wolfsburg fairly pale Daichi Kamada would not be a seat then. But if Glasner is now changing the basic order? With a four-chain he played last in September against Cologne (1: 1). To rehearse the processes, only a few workouts - a risk.

All in all, the coach is in a dilemma. Taking into account the performance principle, Hinteregger is likely to be recurred again on Saturday in Cologne. But the other variants with Tuta or Ilsanker in the center will not appear without risk, the same applies to a sudden change in the basic order.

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