Manager:
André Breitenreiter
Appointed in March 2017
Former player in 1992, came through the youth system
Former Shalke manager in 2015
Last Season:
13th
(9 points above relegation zone)
Niclas Füllkrug – Top Scorer 14 goals
Good start to the season (unbeaten in first 6 games)
Bad end to the season (only 2 wins in last 12 games – 8 losses)
Conceded 3rd highest in the league (54 goals in 34 games)
Bad away form. Only won 2 times all season.
Key Players:
Waldemar Anton (only 22) – CB – Captain
Niclas Füllkrug – CF – Top goal scorer last year
Ihlas Bebou – RW from Togo (5 goals / 2 assists last season)
Kevin Wimmer – New loan CB signing from Stoke
Transfers In:
Walace (only 23) – Brazilian DM – 5.4m – Hamburger (2 caps Brazil)
Genki Haraguchi – Japanese LW – 4.5m – Hertha Berlin
Kevin Wimmer – CB – LOAN – Stoke
Bobby Wood – American CF – LOAN – Hamburger
Few other loans
Transfers Out:
Salif Sané – CB – Shalke – 6.3m – big miss, scored 4 goals last season too played for Senegal in WC
Felix Klaus – RW – Wolfsburg – 2.7m
Martin Harnik – CF – Werder Bremen – 2m
Load more free/loans
Verdict:
Think they are going to struggle again this year. Sold their top CB not really replaced him and conceded loads last year.
Prediction:
16th
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