#leon-goretzka

#leon-goretzka

De Cat made his senior debut last season and made seven appearances in all competitions, scoring one goal. He has been playing regularly this season, managing 13 appearances in the Belgian Pro League. In total, he has made 18 appearances in all competitions already. A towering midfielder who loves to dribble, the youngster was included in The Guardian's "Next Generation 2025: 60 of the best young talents in world football", which suggests that the hype surrounding him is not misplaced.

How did this happen? Leon Goretzka likely still remembers his young, rambunctious days at VfL Bochum or his progression into a bright young talent at Schalke 04, struggling to find his spot in the Germany starting XI. But now he has become the veteran. He is one of the longest serving Bayern Munich players and, after the most recent international squad was released, it turns out the same is the case for the German national team.

"We're opening up unnecessary holes again, even with Kimmich at midfield, who's running around everywhere again, taking every corner, wanting to take every free kick. He's running over to the right, running over to the left. I can't understand why they're completely rebuilding everything again," Basler said (as captured by Goal). Specifically, Basler thinks Leon Goretzka often suffers for some of Kimmich's mistakes.