DFB-Coach warns: Moukoko must not become a second Arp

On Monday, Youssoufa Moukoko, who is considered a future superstar at Borussia Dortmund, trained with the German U19 national team for the first time. Coach Guido Streichsbier now explained why the 15-year-old BVB youngster had not been nominated for a German junior team for two and a half years before.

“We’re delighted that Youssoufa is going to be there,” Streichsbier explained in an interview with the “Bild” newspaper, but also made it clear that expectations of the top scorer in the U19 Bundesliga must not be too high. The public, the media and those responsible for sport must “develop the gift of keeping the rucksack as light as possible for the boy”.