He was the unsung hero in Dynamo’s 2-1 win at Bochum, although he looked quite stupid at one point. Lennart Grill (26) managed to become number one in Dresden…
Union Berlin’s new signing made a strong save after injuring his hand Tim Schreiber (23) is now stuck in the goal.
Coach Thomas Stamm (42) explained his decision for Grill: “I’ve seen him do very well in the last few weeks. With Lennart, it’s about not changing anything. Especially since we’ve already made one or two changes to the team.”
The Swiss player has swapped five positions in the starting line-up.
When did Grill find out he would continue to serve at the post? “In the end it was 100 percent at lunch before the game,” he said.
What it means: Stamm makes the goalies shake a little and pushes the competition to extreme levels.
Nevertheless, it seems Grill has now secured his place until Christmas – with plenty of good reflexes, good long balls to the strikers and as he struggled with his only miss.
With the score at 2-1, the goalkeeper missed the ball after a back pass and brought down Bochum’s Philipp Hofmann with a tackle in the penalty area.
Here Lennart Grill pulls Bochum Philipp Hofmann’s leg in the penalty area.
“I had three thoughts at once. At first I wanted to change the game, but out of the corner of my eye I saw that it was impossible. Then I was so bad with the ball that I couldn’t play it with the first contact,” explained Grill.
But on the penalty kick against Francis Onyeka (18) a storm of cheers erupted from him.
“After that, thankfully, it definitely takes a toll on you,” Grill said. “I knew what he wanted to do. That helped a little. Even though I jumped to the wrong side. But he’s a shooter who stares at the goalie for a long time. If you stand there for a long time and fake something, you might throw him off his game.”
The hot grill shakes its way to number one!
Without luck, success stories are rare
Stamm: “He has shown us in the last few weeks that he can give us a lot.”
Most importantly, perhaps Lennart Grill after this match Dresden Dynamo just get security. “From the moment I missed the penalty, I had the feeling that we couldn’t let it go. We handled the defensive battle very well. It can always happen that you can score after a corner kick. Especially with the power a corner kick has. Philip Hofmann own. We dive into everything and stick with it. Ultimately you need luck.”
At least there is rarely a success story in sports without it…
