Zeidler reveals Masovic is out for Dortmund, provides update on Miyoshi
The 62-year-old gaffer also provided an injury update on Japanese attacker Koji Miyoshi, who has been struggling with muscular issues in his thigh.
After having yanked central defender Erhan Masovic early (15th minute) in last weekend's 2-2 draw with Kiel, VfL Bochum trainer Peter Zeidler will have to do without the 25-year-old in this coming Friday evening's "kleines Reveierderby" showdown with Borussia Dortmund. This was confirmed by the 62-year-old trainer at his Thursday pre-match presser.
Zeidler revealed that the Serbian international will not make the match-day squad for reasons that are not sporting-related. Masovic is with his wife, who is expected to give birth this weekend. With Ivan Ordets remaining out and the experiment of moving Ibrahima Sissoko in the back-four not proving successful, Tim Oermann likely stands in line for a start.
In the case of Japanese attacker Koji Miyoshi - a late scratch against Kiel last week - Zeidler confirmed that the Samurai international was only able to participate in some of the team training sessions this past week. Zeidler nevertheless indicated that a player he maintains great respect for could still make a starting XI comeback.
"He wasn't able to join all the team training sessions this week," Zeidler noted, "[but] remains a big boost to our footballing quality and definitely a candidate for the starting XI."