FC St. Pauli: That’s why Jackson Irvine flew out of the starting XI

His services have almost always been used. No matter how many continents Jackson Irvine was there in the days before, how many minutes he played with Australia’s national team, the midfielder was set at FC St. Pauli. Against Hannover 96, on the other hand, Timo Schultz initially did without the long slap, which of course had reasons.

“Honestly,” Schultz began his remarks: “Jackson tore off an incredible number of kilometers. On the square, on the plane, everywhere. It was actually clear that he would need a break at some point.” And because an English week awaits with the away game in Ingolstadt on Saturday, the cup cracker at 1. FC Union Berlin on Tuesday and the home game once morest Karlsruher SC on Saturday , the coaching team decided to give Irvine time to blow through.

FC St. Pauli: Irvine renunciation was also a “decision for Becker”

In addition, Schultz continued, it was also “a decision for Finn Ole Becker”. The homegrown player, who moved to Hoffenheim in the summer, would have offered itself in training, “and I think that Finn Ole really played a good game, especially in the first half he helped initiate many situations,” the coach judged. In fact, Becker had acted much more conspicuously than, for example, in his invisible participation in the derby at HSV, but his performance (MOPO grade 4) was far from being called “good”.

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This was basically confirmed by Schultz, who exchanged Becker for Irvine following 61 minutes. “Jackson got a few more minutes from the back,” said the coach, who will definitely be backing the Australian in the next few games.