It’s the unfortunate fate of every striker: if he doesn’t score in a game or two, criticism will follow.
Stuttgart’s Deniz Undav seems to be getting tired of it. He first celebrated his goal against Gladbach on Sunday afternoon and then verbally emphasized the point in front of a microphone.
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Criticized after poor performance in Roma
The 29-year-old had a very poor day in the 2-0 loss to Roma in this week’s Europa League and missed several great chances. Previously, he also failed to score in the Bundesliga match for the German team against Union Berlin (1-1).
As a result, the media criticism became increasingly louder at certain points this week – something that clearly didn’t make the forward comfortable at all.
Ondav quickly scored again in Sunday’s 3-0 win over Gladbach and celebrated with a clear gesture: he opened and closed his right hand as if speaking, then clapped it with his left.
After the final whistle, he once again expressed his dissatisfaction into the “DAZN” microphone. “After two games where I didn’t score, I was a bad striker again – just because I didn’t take some chances. I want to know: which player took every opportunity?”
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“Keep quiet”
No doubt he was referring to the criticism he received after a poor showing this week. He always asked himself that and realized, looking back at Roma, that he didn’t take the chances he should have.
“Everyone says a lot. The same goes for the media. Of course you can express criticism. If I didn’t score before and then didn’t take my chances, that’s okay,” he said, before reminding everyone of his strong form since November (12 goals in all competitions). “After two games you are annoyed from all sides that you are a bad striker, can’t do anything and so on. That’s why I just want to say: keep quiet, that’s all,” the national team player said in a statement after the club’s apparent victory.
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📸 THOMAS KIENZLE – AFP or licensor
