Wriedt, the new striker of Willem II, was part of the A-selection of Bayern Munich at the championship match on June 16 against Werder Bremen. On July 4, he was forced to watch from the stands at the conclusion of the season in the third Bundesliga. That felt powerless. Bayern Munich II lost 1-0 to Kaiserslautern. But the competitors also lost, so the title became a fact.
The German with the Ghanaian passport was not allowed to participate in the apotheosis of his new employer Willem II, but did not blame the Tilburg club. That did not respond to the request of the German top club to be allowed to use Wriedt in the last two league matches in July. Those duels were played after his three-year contract in Tilburg started.
,, Of course I would have liked to help Bayern II ", says Wriedt after his first serious working day at Willem II." Especially if it is difficult and if you draw and lose at the end of the competition. I fully understand II. The risk of an injury was too great. And Bayern II is still all right. "
Top scorer and title
Just before the resumption of the third Bundesliga season without an audience, Wriedt had set himself the goal of ending his three-year stint in Munich as top scorer and with a title. His involvement in the A-selection made it even more. In his opinion, he needed a few more hits for the title of top scorer. Every goal from Wriedt's foot sparked a wave of enthusiasm in Tilburg.
It took some getting used to for Wriedt to get applause from the 700 fans during training when he entered the field. Lately he only finished what they call Geisterspiele in Germany , matches without an audience. ,, It is initially funny to have to play like this. But you get used to it quickly. I am quite adept at it now. But I hope that there will be an audience in the stadium again as soon as possible. At Willem II, the atmosphere in a full stadium is great, I've seen a few times. ”
The attacker, who turned 26 at the beginning of this month, has called everything 'super' what he experienced since he arrived in Tilburg last Friday. He explored the city with his teammates Derrick Köhn, Mats Köhlert, Görkem Saglam and Vangelis Pavlidis. Those are the boys at Willem II with a football past in Germany.
In the city he felt the involvement of many people with Willem II. ,, This club evokes more emotions than Bayern II, where most supporters mainly look at the first team, "said Wriedt. He also had no complaints about the reserves of the German superpower. The die-hard fans appeared Bayern II to the stadium everywhere in the country.
Superclub
More experience and football of a different level. That was decisive for Wriedt's choice to commit to Willem II for three years. “It is a super club. They play nice football, have a great staff and very good players. The third Bundesliga is all about fight and running ability. In the Premier League there is more open and offensive football. That suits me, because I am also a race footballer. ”
As beautiful as he can touch the ball, Wriedt knows that he will be judged on his number of goals as a striker. To date, he has scored just as easily at every level. "I'm not going to say how many goals I expect to score," said the striker, who will wear the number 20. He has been good for twenty goals or more in recent years. "I'm not going to pressure myself. have to get used to the level. ”
Source: Willem II