Fábio Silva ready to step in: is Serhou Guirassy facing the bench? | OneFootball

Borussia Dortmund without Serhou Guirassy? That seemed unimaginable for a long time. But recently, the 29-year-old goal scorer has been struggling with a scoring drought. It’s not out of the question that he could face a spot on the bench.

In the Champions League, one of the Guinean’s competitors showcased his skills. Fábio Silva (23) came on in the 4-2 away win against FC Copenhagen after 62 minutes. In the closing stages, the summer signing from Wolverhampton Wanderers scored his first goal for BVB. He forcefully put a rebound over the line from a tight angle to make it 4-1 at the time.

The Portuguese received a lot of praise from his coach afterwards. “Fábio is coming along more and more. I try to give him more and more minutes because he deserves them,” explained Niko Kovač (54) at the press conference after the match. Silva is “very diligent in training,” said the BVB coach, and “very precise, very clean in his execution, very team-oriented.” He added: “He also supports his teammates when he’s not playing. If he comes in like that, I’m very satisfied.”

Hampered by a groin injury, Silva had a tough start in Dortmund. He’s fighting his way into the team through short appearances. It’s quite possible that the center forward will soon be on the pitch from the start. On the one hand, the 23-year-old is getting better and better, and on the other, his competitor Guirassy has currently lost his scoring touch.

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It wasn’t that long ago that the Guinea international was scoring goals for fun. In his first four competitive matches, Guirassy scored five goals. Since then, however, he has only managed one more goal in six games. In Copenhagen, he did at least win the penalty that Ramy Bensebaini (30) converted to make it 2-1, but otherwise he remained mostly inconspicuous.

The Bild-Zeitung knows the reason for the 29-year-old’s goal drought. According to them, Guirassy has been hampered by persistent thigh problems “for weeks.” As a result, he’s not at 100 percent and is showing uncharacteristic weaknesses. He’s missing the dynamism that usually defines his game.

With BVB facing a packed schedule of four consecutive away games until the international break in mid-November, Silva’s chance to start could come soon. However, the Portuguese could also play alongside Guirassy, then in a somewhat more defensive role.

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