Despite missing a very huge chunk of the season injured, Manuel Neuer is set to be Germany’s starting goalkeeper in this year’s World Cup. Originally injured in September With a broken foot, Neuer missed the rest of Bayern Munchen’s season, not making a single appearance at the end of the campaign when he was given the green light to play.
The Bayern number one looked sharp and confident in the 2-1 defeat to Austria and while his team-mates have praised him, he also enjoys the faith of Bayern and Germany legend Sepp Maier.
He’s not lost it, even though he’s been out for seven or eight months,” said Maier on fcbayern.com. “I’ve not forgotten how to ride a bike either.”
The 74-year-old is also Germany’s most capped goalkeeper with 95.