Tim Wiese: eleven competitive matches and only one clean sheet – that was the bitter record of the “goalkeeper lout” at TSG. According to football folklore, Wiese rejected a move to Real Madrid in 2012 at the urging of adviser Roger Wittmann and moved instead to the Rhine-Neckar district. In any case, it turned out to be a poor decision.
Reserve keeper at Real behind Iker Casillas or part of training group two in Hoffenheim? Under coach Marco Kurz, the Germany international who had blundered in the opening matches suddenly became only the third-choice goalkeeper after the signing of Heurelho Gomes. In 2014 the then 32-year-old retired from professional football and in doing so relieved not only Hoffenheim’s bench but also their bank account.
