A strange message to Neuer: Seibari stumbles in the German test
Bayern fans wonder: the Moroccan star responds
Bayern Munich's injury list keeps growing, but one of the squad stole the spotlight for a very different reason. His attempt to show solidarity with an injured teammate, written in German, had fans talking.
Manuel Neuer joined that injury list in the last round. The Bayern goalkeeper went down in the clash against Mainz, a game the Bavarians won 2-1.
Neuer tore a tendon in his right foot and is expected to be out until the end of the year. That leaves Aaron Danks, the coach standing in for Vincent Kompany, with yet another headache.
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Wide reaction to Sibari's comment
The growing list of absentees hasn't dented the unity in the Bayern squad, and it showed in the response to Neuer's latest Instagram post. The captain shared a photo of himself on two crutches, and the support came flooding in. Current and former team-mates were among those wishing him a speedy recovery.
Morocco star Ismael Saibari was one of the commenters. He joined the German club last summer and remains in the early stages of learning the language.
According to German website TZ, Saibari tried to show his solidarity with Neuer in German, writing the phrase "Gute Besserung wir sein samen".
Plenty of followers were left baffled by what Saibari meant, and one fan advised him to use Google before posting comments in German.
The 25-year-old Moroccan hit back at the advice: "I'm trying to write without using Google, but I'll definitely manage it. Thanks for the correction".
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According to the same German website, Sibari meant to write the phrase "We wish you a speedy recovery.. we are with you", but the wording came out wrong, built on a clumsy grammatical structure. The slip only endeared him to the fans, who wasted no time wishing him a speedy recovery of his own.
Sibari is nursing an injury of his own, picked up against Borussia Dortmund. He tore ankle ligaments and faces weeks on the sidelines, much like Neuer.
The German goalkeeper addressed his injury in the post, saying: "An injury never comes at the right time, but it is part of the game", before thanking his followers for the "encouraging words".
Giving up never crossed his mind, Neuer insisted, adding: "I have been through this before, and I will get past it this time too. From now on, my full focus will be on recovery".
