Squad Barometer - Forwards Select 2

Wout Weghorst has tested positive for Covid-19, so a chance for Nmecha or Waldschmidt to start in the CL v Salzburg.

 

Rose confirms Tigges in CL squad for Ajax.

 

Berisha's Fenerbahce faced off against J. Eggestein's Royal Antwerp in the Europa League today. Berisha played the opening 66 mins before getting subbed out and wasn't on the score sheet. While Eggestein was an unused bench player.

After doing reasonably well in the Austrian league last season, both are still working to find their way abroad at their new clubs. Berisha has been in and out of his club's rotation, and has 1 goal and 1 assist so far in 5 Turkish league matches played.

While Eggestein has been mostly a bench player during Belgian league play and hasn't registered himself on the scoresheet yet. But he does have 2 assists earlier on in Europa League qualified vs a Cyprus club. The main reason Eggestein is on the bench is because the striker ahead of him is Michael Frey who leads the Belgian league in scoring so far. Interestingly, Frey spent time on loan to FC Nuernburg in the 2BL a couple seasons ago but was very mehh on that level.

 

So it seems both Bayern and Dortmund are stepping up their efforts to sign Adeyemi. The issue is that reportedly Bayern see him as a Coman replacement and Dortmund as a Sancho one. Would prefer him to play as a CF wherever he goes.

 

Cant understand why he should be a Sancho replacement. Think he would fit perfect in their current system with 2 forwards

 

2BL, 96-99,
-96 Platte, 5 goals and 2 assists in 9
-96 Pfeiffer, 7 goals and 2 assists in 9
-97 Tietz, 8 goals in 10
-98 Daferner, 5 goals and 2 assists in 10

good to see, Platte doing well after neverending injuries.....

 

99 AM/CF Musel who's been injured for 2 years currently hit at Gladbach II and unused bench bunch of times for 1st in 1BL.

would be nice to see success story.....

 

98 CF Ungerath and 99 CF Telalovic both linked to 2BL-3rd Liga and both playing in RL.

 

So.. L.Nmecha and Burkardt already in the NT radar. Probably Holer too?

 

Yeah Holer’s looking good. At 27 he is entering his prime so needs to start scoring consistently, but could be a useful option.

I think we are starting to see more CF options now, and Flick seems more prepared to call up players from smaller clubs.

It’s a shame Wolfsburg’s form has gone off the rails just when Nmecha is getting a chance at CF, he isn’t getting many chances created for him. Scored a decent header in CL but didn’t get much today.

 

established for top flight,
Werner, Volland, Uth, Stindl, Waldschmidt, Holer, Petersen, Kruse, Selke,
Ginczek, Niederlechner, Klos, Zoller, Polter, Teuchert, Behrens, Voglsammer, Havertz (playable uptop), Al Ghaddioui

emerging
Adeyemi, Burkardt, Nmecha

Breakngthrough or trying to establish
Tigges, Moukoko, Ache, Serra, Kruger, Schade(all attacking positions) , Ngankam (injured but has shown to be 1BL material), Kehr (injured), Lemperle (all attacking positions), Berisha, J. Eggestein

 

all in all not too worried about CF.
02-onwards lots of promising kids.

and some interesting ones playing 2BL too so in 1+ years more could show upwards movmement too.

 

Is Burkardt even fits the emerging category? Cmiiw this is his third season of bundesliga and he performed reasonably well so far. If anything he should get the called up before likes of Nmecha

 

Will be interesting to see who the next Wolfsburg coach is. Hopefully he can get the best out of Waldschmidt and Nmecha.

 

Michael Frontzeck übernimmt interimsweise - Vincent Heilmann bleibt, Kevin Hofland und Alex Abresch freigestellt.

➡️ https://t.co/khLCp7aTD6#VfLWolfsburg pic.twitter.com/9lJuE6hktZ

— VfL Wolfsburg (@VfL_Wolfsburg) October 25, 2021

Interim solution. Read somwhere that Terzic is considered in longer run

 

2nd category is basically for CFs who are more and more XI and performing. Basically ones who are close to establishing themselves.

this is 3rd 1BL season for Ngankam too though and he's in bottom category too.

 

Getting the best out of Baku as well. We really need consistent playing RB for NT squad

 

Tigges with 2nd XI for Dortmund and 4th cap of season.

⚡️ Wir starten mit dieser Elf! #BVBFCI pic.twitter.com/wXBms3TekT

— Borussia Dortmund (@BVB) October 26, 2021

 

I was hoping Arp was gonna start v Hoffenheim. Hopefully he comes on in the second half. Be good to play v 1BL defenders.

 

Tigges hits crossbar....

 

TIGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GOOOOOAAAAALLLLLL!!!!! Steffen Tigges makes it 2-0. His first ever goal for Borussia Dortmund #BVBKOE pic.twitter.com/aKpQFBfwhm

— BVB Buzz (@BVBBuzz) October 30, 2021

 

Ache back in Frankfurt squad after being left out for months......for no reason...just needed Paciencia injured....

 

Tigges goal at 0:37, nice header.

 

Marco Rose (BVB trainer): “Cologne made it difficult for us to get into the game at all. But everything that happened to Ball today has to be said that Cologne were the better team. But when you see how our guys hang in, that's great. Big compliments to my team. Steffen Tigges scored his first goal and is as proud as Bolle. I think that will take him further and we want to develop him further here. (...) No returners are expected for the game against Amsterdam on Wednesday. "

 

Ache with 8 min on his comeback and Frankfurt draw 1-1 in last kick of match.