With the promotion of Max Braune to number one at MSV Duisburg, interim coach Uwe Schubert has sent the right signal. The young keeper couldn’t stop grinning.
At the weekend, Uwe Schubert did what many had hoped the interim coach of MSV Duisburg would do. The NLZ manager took the previous number one Vincent Müller out of the box and put Max Braune between the posts for the 3-1 home win against Sandhausen. Braune is one of two players in the current squad who also has a contract for the Regionalliga West.
And Duisburg’s home-grown goalkeeper delivered, thwarting numerous other great chances from his opponents in addition to Alexander Mühling’s penalty at 0-0 and remaining particularly cool in one-on-one situations. In his eighth third division match, the 20-year-old earned the man of the match award.
The fans honored his performance, as did Schubert, who has played an enormous role in shaping the young goalkeeper’s path through the youth ranks. The good relationship with him and U19 striker Kaan Inanoglu was also evident after the game, when the 64-year-old patted Braune on the shoulder several times and gave him a big hug.
However, the coach was not only guided by the future when he named the soon-to-be number one. Schubert saw a strong training performance during the week and attested to his talent’s outstanding performance. “Of course we know that he has a contract. “
The goalkeeper himself was caught up in a veritable media frenzy following the praise from supporters (“Browns on the fence”). After the Magenta and Sportschau interviews, he also made a stop in the mixed zone. “I’m incredibly proud that it worked out with the win. It was a great game from the whole team. I found out on Friday in the final training session that I was playing and I was really happy. I tried to bring that onto the pitch with emotion,” said Braune.
Even though the keeper had to reach behind him once more in the second half and didn’t keep a clean sheet at the end, the 20-year-old got stronger with every positive action. Not a trace of excitement. However, Braune did not want to see his promotion as a signal for the future. “We still have three games left. Our full focus is on that. We want to win everything. Mathematically, anything is still possible. “