While Bayern Munich fell short in the Champions League against the mighty Paris Saint-Germain, Neuer’s goalkeeping was not a point of criticism in the second leg. Neuer made some massive saves, giving the Bavarians the opportunity to go and win the game, in which they couldn’t get over the line. Despite this, Neuer has shown he is still capable to have special performances.
Now that Neuer is looking to extend his time in Munich, the conversation once again will be directed to Jonas Urbig, who is more
than capable of being the number one in goal, but will have to wait to unseat Neuer from the throne.
“When you come here as a young goalkeeper like Jonas Urbig and have the opportunity to work with this goalkeeping team, that’s something special. The remarkable thing is how they treat each other. You notice there’s a very good atmosphere. Manu is passing on his experience and producing great performances. Jonas benefits from that. Everyone knows that when someone like Manu defines an era, succeeding him is a big challenge,” Freund said about the relationship between Urbig and Neuer, as captured by @iMiaSanMia.
While it would be great to see Urbig get more appearances, perhaps the opportunity to learn from the greatest goalkeeper of all time is a better one. An opportunity he surely appreciates, which is important. This situation is one that could easily frustrate a young and confident goalkeeper, but that doesn’t seem to be an issue with Urbig.
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