The Foals were certainly the side that surprised many last season with their sensational fourth-place finish in the Bundesliga. The feat was even more shocking considering the same team was fighting to stay in the first division
in the 2010-11 campaign. The team managed to survive after winning a relegation play-off, and proved yet again how unpredictable the German league can be.
However, their impressive term resulted in some of the key players leaving for bigger clubs. The Foals saw the departure of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marco-Reus-c23733 in the summer, all of whom were highly influential in leading the
club to a UEFA Champions League place at the end of the previous season.
Manager Lucien Favre, despite losing some of his main players, did not lose hope and signed able replacements in the form of Alvaro Dominguez, Granit Xhaka and Luuk de Jong. The trio are young and were some of the most sought after
players in Europe.
Bettor.com looks at Gladbach’s possible starting XI for the upcoming season:
Marc-Andre ter Stegen will definitely start between the sticks for the Foals after a breakthrough season which resulted in a call-up for the national side for the youngster. The shot stopper is widely regarded as the next Manuel
Neuer and still at only 20, the player has a great career ahead of him.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Álvaro-Domínguez-c5285 after the departure of Dante to Bayern Munich earlier this summer.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Tony-Jantschke-c35448 will continue as the full-backs after an impressive campaign last term. The manager is satisfied with his defence and is confident that the Dominguez will settle into the system quickly.
Gladbach suffered a huge blow when Neustadter left this summer and the club needed an equally talented player to replace him in the centre of midfield. Granit Xhaka had a great season last year with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Basel-c39079 and played a vital
role in the club’s journey to the quarter-final in the UEFA Champions League.
The Swiss international will be partnered by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Håvard-Nordtveit-c15896 in the centre of the park as the side aims to qualify for the group stage of the European competition.
Monchengladbach have arguably two of the most promising wingers in their squad in the shape of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Patrick-c29254 Hermann. The duos had 12 goals and 19 assists between them in the previous campaign and were brilliant throughout
the course of the campaign.
Marco Reus had the best season of his career last year when he scored a staggering 18 times in the league, but after his departure to Borussia Dortmund this summer Lucien Favre needed a natural goalscorer in his ranks to compete
with the best in Europe. This is why he brought in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Luuk-de-Jong-c22956, who has already proved himself in the Eredivisie and is being touted as the next big thing in Dutch football.
The Dutch international will partner http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mike-Hanke-c25699 upfront to lead the attack for the Foals. The Foals surely have a young side at their disposal but there are some extremely talented players in the squad.
Expected line-up: Ter Stegen, Jantschke, Brouwers, Dominguez, Daems, Hermann, Xhaka, Nordtveit, Arango, De Jong, Hanke
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