Heurelho Gomes: Hoffenheim and their goalkeepers have often been a difficult subject. No match practice, no language skills, a debut after just one training session – all the ingredients were there for a false start. The loanee flown in from Tottenham to replace the discarded Tim Wiese drew more attention through a YouTube compilation than through great saves.\n\nIn a two-minute montage backed by stereotypical circus music, Gomes elegantly flew past the ball, grabbed into the net and caught nothing but air.
Brought in to end the circus around Wiese, he often looked like a punchline himself. After only nine appearances and a broken hand, he was sent home.