What’s going on with Undav? Hoeneß and co react to his dip in form

After his strong start to the season, Deniz Undav currently seems to be experiencing a goal drought. Across all competitions, he already has 12 goals, but since the 3-2 win against Frankfurt, things just haven't been going his way. 

Both against Union Berlin and in the Europa League against Roma, the DFB striker missed clear-cut chances and thus came under scrutiny. However, at VfB, they don’t want to hear anything about a crisis.

"We don’t even need to start discussing whether Deniz can score. No one needs to tell him that—he knows it himself. He also knows that he could have put one away today so we could have gotten something out of the match. But hey, he’s saved our asses in so many games, so there’s no need to start that conversation," said Jeff Chabot after the 2-0 defeat in Rome to 'Bild'. 

His coach is also confident that Undav will soon find the net again. "Deniz is experiencing what every striker goes through in his career. He’s already scored many important goals for us this season, so there’s absolutely no blame from my side," explained Sebastian Hoeneß. 

Fabian Wohlgemuth is also sure that the 29-year-old will get through this phase and come back stronger. He’ll have his next chance on Sunday against Borussia Mönchengladbach. 

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