Fabian Schär scores an own goal against Scotland and breaks his nose shortly afterwards. Ciriaco Sforza defends the central defender in the "home game with the Nati" and finds words of praise.
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- "That's a good character trait of his", says Ciriaco Sforza on "Heimspiel bei der Nati" about Fabian Schär, who finished the game against Scotland despite breaking his nose.
- You can't blame Schär for the own goal, says Sforza. From the outside it may look easy, but in the game itself everything happens so quickly that you just want to defend.
- Sforza understands why Schär didn't want to talk about the own goal in front of the media after the game. "It's a protection for himself. He did a good job."
Fabian Schär bites his teeth twice in the 1-1 draw against Scotland. First, the central defender bent the ball into his own net in the opening quarter of an hour, then a little later he broke his nose and played through anyway.
"That's a good character trait of his," said Ciriaco Sforza at the "home game with the Nati" the day after the draw against the Scots. Schär plays over 70 minutes with a broken nose. Sforza: "It's a matter of attitude." If a player can continue to perform with the necessary concentration and the doctors confirm this, he should be allowed to play.
Nevertheless, Sforza makes it clear: "Health comes first." This is also his answer to the question of whether Schär should play against Germany with a mask or at all.
Debate about Schär's own goal
"Schär had an unfortunate performance against the Scots," says Head of Sport Michael Wegmann. Sforza is also likely to label the Newcastle defender's own goal as unfortunate. Schär wanted to block a shot from Scott McTominay, but instead deflected it unstoppably into his own goal. "You can't blame him," said Sforza. Schär was unlucky.
Wegmann replied critically: "He was very unpressed and the ball was very fine ...". Sforza then makes use of his expertise: "It happens so quickly." From the outside it looks easy, but at that moment you just want to defend. "It's not nice to look at," Sforza states and maintains: "You can't blame him for anything."
Schär himself does not want to talk about the own goal after the game. Sforza understands this decision. "It's protection for himself. He did a good job."
