Limited faith in Filippo Mane? Youngster plays just 8 seconds | OneFootball

In the fourth minute of injury time, Filippo Mane also got his chance to contribute to the 2-0 away victory at 1. FC Heidenheim. However, his contribution was limited, as exactly eight seconds after the 20-year-old was substituted in for Felix Nmecha, referee Felix Zwayer blew the final whistle on Borussia Dortmund's match in Ostalb. The fact that Mane was not allowed to play longer provides insights into the standing of the youngster.

Although Nico Schlotterbeck, Niklas Süle, and Emre Can had been injured for some time, and Aarón Anselmino also had to sit out due to muscular problems, Mane remained on the bench at the start in Heidenheim—unlike at the season opener against FC St. Pauli (3:3), where the Italian U20 international was allowed to start and, with his red card in the 85th minute at a score of 1:3, at least facilitated the subsequent comeback of the hosts.

Ryerson especially convincing offensively

Instead of placing Mane alongside Waldemar Anton and Ramy Bensebaini, coach Niko Kovac completed his back three with the trained full-back Julian Ryerson. The Norwegian impressed with the assist before the 1-0 by Serhou Guirassy and the penultimate pass before the second goal, especially in the offense, though he was not entirely flawless in his defensive movements.

Remarkably, and also a signal to Mane, was that after 74 minutes, Salih Özcan came in for Ryerson, thus bringing in a defensive midfielder. The trust in Mane seems to be rather limited at the moment—and the prospects for the youngster are not improving. For the away game on Tuesday at Juventus Turin, Anselmino is expected to at least return to the squad. With the anticipated return of Schlotterbeck and others in the not-too-distant future, Mane's chances of playing are likely to decrease further.

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