
We Try. We Fail. We Win.
2019-2020 Squad Review
Starting XI
GK: Rune Jarstein, 35 years old, 75 ovr (-2), 9/10
18 clean sheets in 34 appearances
+ Most clean sheets in the league
+ Good reflexes and diving
+ Still better than 81-ovr Baumann
- Decreasing
RB: Felix Passlack, 22 years old, 80 ovr (+2), 7/10
28 appearances
+ Good dribbling
+ Agile
- Feels slow
- Weak on the ball
- Didn't create a single goal
- Wants a better contract but refuses to negotiate about it (Well done, EA)
CB: Niklas Süle, 24 years old, 86 ovr (+2), 9.5/10
1 goal in 38 appearances
+ Strong
+ Very good tackler
+ Great defensive positioning
+ Good in the air
- At times, pushes too much forwards
CB: Niklas Stark, 25 years old, 83 ovr (+3), 8.5/10
1 goal in 38 appearances
+ Strong
+ Good tackling
+ Good in the air
- Gets caught out of position at times
- Sluggish
LB: Marvin Plattenhardt, 28 years old, 80 ovr (+0), 7.5/10
1 assist in 35 appearances
+ Good crossing
+ Well-rounded
- Created only one goal
- Slow
CDM: Vladimir Darida, 29 years old, 81 ovr (+0), 8/10
4 goals and 3 assists in 36 appearances
+ Good passing
+ Has a good shot on him
+ Never gets tired
- Started the season as our CAM but didn't create many goals
- Gets pushed off the ball easily
CDM: Salif Sané, 29 years old, 80 ovr (+0), 7/10
2 assists in 27 appearances
+ Strong and tall
+ Good defensively, but...
- ... often doesn't come back to defend
- Bombards forwards all the time
- Poor in the air
RM: Mitchell Weiser, 26 years old, 84 ovr (+0), 9/10
4 goals and 10 assists in 42 appearances
+ Pacy and skillful
+ Great dribbling
+ Created quite a few goals and even more chances which weren't put away
- Weak on the ball
LM: Admir Mehmedi, 29 years old, 79 ovr (+0), 6.5/10
6 goals and 4 assists in 32 appearances
+ Good finishing
+ Good dribbling
- Didn't create many chances
- Feels slow
- Failed to make a difference in all but few games
CAM: Ondrej Duda, 25 years old, 83 ovr (+2), 7.5/10
3 goals and 7 assists in 31 appearances
+ Good dribbling
+ Good shooting and passing
- Drops too deep
- Could've created more goals
ST: Davie Selke, 25 years old, 81 ovr (+2), 8/10
19 goals and 2 assists in 37 appearances
+ Good finishing
¨+ Good positioning
+ Good dribbling
+ Top scorer of the league
- Scored the majority of his goals in the first half of the season
- Inconsistent
Notable Substitutes
RB: Peter Pekarik, 33 years old, 71 ovr (-2), 7/10
2 goals in 21 appearances
+ Well-rounded
+ Good defensively
- Old and decreasing
- Very slow
- Didn't create many goals
CB: Caglar Söyüncü, 24 years old, 81 ovr (+1), 8/10
15 appearances
+ Strong tackler
+ Good defensively
LB: Maximilian Mittelstädt, 23 years old, 80 ovr (+2), 7.5/10
1 assist in 17 appearances
+ Puts in a lot of work both ways
+ Good dribbling
- Makes some mistakes in defence
- Could've created more goals
CDM: Per Ciljan Skjelbred, 33 years old, 76 ovr (-2), 7.5/10
2 assists in 32 appearances
+ Strong on the ball
+ Good tackler
- Poor stamina
- Doesn't come back to defend at times
CDM: Jean-Philippe Gbamin, 24 years old, 80 ovr (+1), 8/10
3 assists in 10 appearances
+ Strong on the ball
+ Good defensively
+ Will start ahead of Sané next season
- Pushes too much forwards at times
CAM: Kerem Demirbay, 26 years old, 79 ovr (+2), 6/10
4 goals and 3 assists in 31 appearances
+ Good in attack
- Very poor finishing
- Loses the ball quite often
RM: Alexander Esswein, 30 years old, 76 ovr (+1), 6/10
3 goals and 2 assists in 31 appearances
+ Pacy
+ Useful squad player
- Poor dribbling
- Sluggish
- Doesn't stand out
ST: Emre Mor, 22 years old, 80 ovr (+5), 7/10
4 goals and 3 assists in 34 appearances
+ Very fast and agile
+ Very good dribbling
+ Scored some important goals
- Should've created more goals
- Very weak and short
ST: Felix Platte, 24 years old, 81 ovr (+3), 7/10
13 goals and 2 assists in 32 appearances
+ Strong on the ball
+ Good finishing
- Poor positioning
- Sluggish
Full Squad
Next up: the transfer window of the 2020-21 season. Also, we activated Emre Mor's buy option and purchased him for €7.7M.
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