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Praise for Bremen's youngster: Musah makes his debut in goal

Praise for Bremen's youngster: Musah makes his debut in goal
Werder professional Salim Musah (M) celebrates his first goal with Jovan Milosevic / Photo: Carmen Jaspersen/dpa
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Salim Musah is a breath of fresh air at Werder. After just a few minutes on the pitch, the 20-year-old scores for the first time. Despite Bremen's defeat, there are words of appreciation.

After his first Bundesliga goal in his third appearance, Werder Bremen's sporting directors have not held back in their praise for young attacker Salim Musah. "We have a lot of faith in him. He has an enormous amount of quality, is very, very talented and is also someone who has absolutely top character," said professional soccer managing director Clemens Fritz after the 2-1 defeat to RB Leipzig.

The 20-year-old, who trained in Bremen's youth academy, scored the equalizer in the fourth minute of stoppage time. The young professional from Oldenburg, who only came on as a substitute in the 76th minute, also missed two further chances to score and breathed new life into Werder's attack, which was particularly weak in the second half.

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"I'm incredibly happy for him that he rewarded himself with a goal today. It's a shame it wasn't enough for a point," said Fritz. For Bremen, who are threatened by relegation, Musah's "carefree attitude", as described by Fritz, is a good thing. Also with regard to the injury-plagued offense, which has often disappointed in the season so far.

Coach Thioune pointed out that Musah's first appearance in the 2-0 defeat to Mainz was also the result of a personnel shortage. "With Salim, it's just like that, you can tell that the boy wants to play," explained Thioune. "We gave him something a few weeks ago out of necessity." Out of this need, he showed that he was ready. "And if you take it like that, then he'll get a lot more in the future," said Thioune.

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