2024-09-03 18:02:27
Another candidate with potential is Sophia Winkler from SGS Essen. Statistically, the 21-year-old was one of the best goalkeepers in the Bundesliga last season. Only Maria Luisa Grohs kept a clean sheet more often. Winkler even left Merle Frohms from the top team VfL Wolfsburg behind. “I hate having to get the ball out of the net and I’m really happy about every clean sheet we manage. Hopefully there will be many more,” she said in an interview with the DFB. The fact that Essen conceded so few goals was also down to Winkler herself. Essen’s goalkeeper also saved the second most balls in the league in percentage terms.
With the 2025 European Championships ahead of them, national coach Wück will clearly rely on Ann-Katrin Berger. But after the tournament, it could be exciting to see whether the 51-year-old will then choose a younger goalkeeper. There are enough candidates.
The crucial question is how they develop. Wück should pay particular attention to the duel in the Bayern goal.