Patrick Herrmann Sets a New Record in Bundesliga

DBasia.news –  The match FC Schalke 04 vs Borussia Moenchengladbach which took place on Saturday (1/18/2020) early morning Western Indonesia Time made a shake by Patrick Herrmann who managed to set a new record in Bundesliga 1.

In the match that took place at the Veltins Arena, Patrick Herrmann appeared as a starter. However, in the 59th minute, he was replaced by Florian Neuhaus. That made him the most frequently replaced player in Bundesliga history.

Substitution in the match against Schalke was 141st for Patrick Herrmann in 260 matches played in the Bundesliga stage 1. That is, 54% of players’ matches born on February 12, 1991, ended with being pulled off the field by his coach.

Herrmann officially broke the record previously held by Halil Altintop. Throughout his work on the Bundesliga 1 stage with Kaiserslautern, Schalke, Eintracht Frankfurt, and FC Augsburg, he experienced 140 times being withdrawn from the field. That is 39.9 percent of his total appearance.

The inconvenient new record was increasingly bitter for Patrick Herrmann. Because Borussia Moenchengladbach lost 0-2 to Schalke. Two goals scored by Suat Serdar in the 48th minute and Michael Gregoritsch just ten minutes later.

The defeat of Schalke makes Borussia Moenchengladbach threatened to be displaced from the second position of the current Bundesliga 1 standings. They must go down to third place if Bayern Munich wins over Hertha Berlin on Sunday (1/19/2020).

Although it officially bears the title as the most frequently replaced player in Bundesliga history, Patrick Herrmann remains the mainstay of Borussia Moenchengladbach. Statistics show this.

During this season, the 28-year-old has only been replaced by four other players during the game. Since week 4, he has always been given the opportunity to play by coach Marco Rose. Of that amount, nine times he went down as a starter and five of them appeared fully until the end of the fight.

Marco Rose’s trust was well paid by Patrick Herrmann. He has 5 goals and 4 assists in the Bundesliga 1 title this season. Matter of goals, at Borussia Moenchengladbach, he only lost to Breel Embolo and Marcus Thuram with 6 goals each. As for assists, he lost to Thuram and Alassane Plea with 5 assists.