Hirschfeld out of Cluj in January?
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My Romanian is only as good as Google Translate so I may be off the mark here, but it looks like Lars Hirschfeld is shooting for a transfer during the January transfer window in Europe.
In a posting on the CF Cluj website (I’ll link you to the translated Google version), Cluj management has made it clear that there is no place for Lars in the lineup.
“Simply, Hirschfeld has not caught the lot. There were others prefer”, is the official explanation of Heads of CFR Cluj. However, Canadian it has already sent his agents to seek the team. “Than to not play in Cluj, better go in winter,” he reasoned Canadian doorman. Hirschfeld was brought to the request of former coach Ioan Andone, to 1.2 million euros from Rosenborg in last winter, but caught only 5 games official cherry-colored shirt.
Well, this explains why Hirschfeld hasn’t been playing. Being brought in by an outgoing gaffer is a sure way to log bench time (see Paul Stalteri).
A couple of other things stand out. First, 200,000 Euros (which is Lars current salary) is a heck of a lot of money for a third keeper.
Second, the article states that Lars has not played in 162 days. Lord thundering Jes-us. Even if he goes in January (and I hope to hell he does cause our keeping situation could certainly use the steady hand of someone playing week in week out), this means he will probably have sat out of rotation for almost 8 months.
Finally, Google translate makes reading foreign press releases a sematic headache. You gotta read a lot between the lines (doorman?).
So, the quesion is, where might Lars wind up?. I wish I knew more about the keeper situation in the European leagues to know (after watching Arsenal spank Porto 4-nil in the CL tonight, maybe Portugal :). But I do know that wherever he does end up, here’s hoping it is as a starter and he gets time in the pipes.
