Germany's goalkeeper of the future? Urbig even eclipses Neuer

Jonas Urbig was in goal for the German national team both against Serbia and yesterday in Greece. Jürgen Klopp opted against rotating goalkeepers again.

The Bayern keeper made a number of impressive saves, and in the end he not only kept a clean sheet against Serbia, but also against the Greeks. Since 1977, he is only the second Germany goalkeeper to achieve that in his first two international matches. According to the data portal ‘Opta’, only Oliver Baumann had managed it before him, last year.

Manuel Neuer, meanwhile, conceded two goals in each of his first two matches, against the United Arab Emirates (7:2) and Ivory Coast (2:2). Marc-André ter Stegen let in even more (3:5 against Switzerland and 1:3 against Argentina).

Speaking about his save against the Greeks, Urbig said after the match: “I was pleased that I could do my part to help us start the game well. I was alert in that moment, even though the game was very late.” From his time under Jürgen Klopp, he said he was taking away a lot of fun, joy and energy that the national coach had conveyed. The second group, which the Bayern keeper was part of, had bonded well in a short time.

Whether Urbig will be in the squad again in November remains unclear for now. Klopp has already announced that there will only be one squad for the upcoming international matches, rather than two as was the case during this extended international break.

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