Gelsenkirchen - It works like a madman for his comeback: While still in sneakers, but full of energy, Manuel Neuer came into the practice field Thursday afternoon and let Goalkeeping coach Oliver Reck shoot the balls around the ears.
New flew and dove as to the best of times, which has been sympathetically recorded by his father, Rolf.
The broken metatarsal, which is Schalke's goalkeeper in a friendly in Erkenschwick on 8 July had drawn, seems as good as cured.
New may indeed make no forecast of when he returns to the Schalke goal, but his goal is clear: The derby rivals Borussia Dortmund when he does not want to miss. On 13 September will be the 22-year-old in the Schalke goal, because this game is not for him a Bundesliga game like any other. As a young boy stood in New Dortmund in the corner and fired "at his" Schalke. And now his comeback in the Ruhr-cracker - that would be the greatest thing for New, who started working as a four year old at Schalke with football.
At the same time he wants and no time to lose in the battle for the succession of Jens Lehmann. Schalke manager Andreas Mueller: "Manuel has what it takes to be number one soon in the national team too." The international match in Liechtenstein but he must watch from the TV - including his rival Robert Enke in the DFB-gate.
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