“Proper rubbish” – Pherai on his Bundesliga record | OneFootball

Immanuel Pherai was supposed to bring fresh momentum in the away match in Cologne, but had to leave the field again shortly after coming on as a substitute.

In the 77th minute, Immanuel Pherai came on for Rayan Philippe. Barely 90 seconds later, he picked up a yellow card for a tactical foul. Just 42 seconds after that, the attacking player unfortunately crashed into Kristoffer Lund, prompting referee Daniel Schlager to pull out the yellow-red card. Shortly thereafter, he also sent Fábio Vieira to the showers after Vieira protested against the time-wasting tactics of Cologne goalkeeper Marvin Schwäbe.

The referee’s decisions sparked debate and, at the same time, set a new record for the fastest yellow-red card in Bundesliga history. A day later, the “culprit” Pherai spoke about his brief appearance. He considered the quick warning “understandable.” “But the second yellow card was absolutely bitter. I saw that the header from the Cologne defender was too short and that I had a chance to get to the ball, but then I slipped right in front of my opponent on the slippery ground and slid into his legs.”

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Pherai emphasized that he simply couldn’t prevent the collision. “The player goes into the tackle with high intensity, doesn’t play the ball, and slides at high speed into the legs of his opponent,” Schlager explained his decision in a DAZN interview. Pherai expressed understanding: “This morning was the first time I saw the TV footage, and I have to say, it does look like a heavy collision.”

However, he also made it clear that it was only due to the fact that he slipped. For now, the name Pherai is listed in the Bundesliga annals. “That’s real crap,” he said, looking at his involuntary record. What he finds even worse, however, is the suspension for the home match against Borussia Dortmund—not only because of the reunion with his former club, but also because it will be the eighth competitive match he has missed this season.

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Pherai—active between 2018 and 2022 in the youth and third-division team for BVB—missed the entire summer preparation as well as the first Bundesliga matches due to injury. Through strong performances with the U21s, he worked his way back into the focus of Merlin Polzin, who rewarded his improvement with regular substitutions. Now, Pherai, who already struggled to get going last season, has to start from the back again.

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