Against the Red Devils! Second-tier youngster's debut from hell
They had been very excited about him in Braunschweig. The 21-year-old Greek Isidoros Koutsidis arrived late in the summer transfer window. With his anticipatory style of play, the youngster is expecte...
Against the Red Devils! Second-tier youngster's debut from hell
The excitement surrounding Isidoros Koutsidis, the 21-year-old Greek transfer from Braunschweig, was palpable in the summer window. Sporting a style which promises to stabilize the team's defense long-term, Koutsidis made his starting debut in Eintracht's away match against Kaiserslautern. However, it quickly turned into a nightmare.
With just nine minutes on the clock, the young player was forced to sit down on the pitch and required medical attention. No contact from an opponent was reported; instead, it seemed he had injured the back of his left thigh earlier in the game. Consequently, he was substituted with the score still tied at 0-0. Andi Hoti took his place, the very player Koutsidis had displaced from the starting lineup for the first time today.
This is undoubtedly a bitter blow for the Lower Saxony side and, undoubtedly, for the young player himself. The unfortunate combination of Greek new signings and injury misfortune at the start of the season seems to be the norm in German football currently.
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