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Originally Posted by whomario
Mertesackerīs "steady decline" in ratings was very marginal and even in 09/10 he was still the 6th best defender in the Bundesliga by the ratings of the paper "Kicker" that likely were quoted in the articel (1st, 1st, 3rd before that).
He then absolutely had a bad 10/11 season where he battled injury and his partner at CB (Naldo) missed the entire season with no clear replacement (he was partnered with like half a dozen guys) and the whole team having a dismal season after loosing other key guys in transfers or due to injuries.
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The blog that I read which refers to his decline:
Mertesacker’s strange decline at Alexej Behnisch