Newbies had it not easy this season with Borussia Mönchengladbach today is the finding that Reus and Dante could not be adequately replaced, to the top platitudes. But while Alvaro Dominguez and even Luuk de Jong have orange fights, Granit Xhaka is despite strong efforts to establish itself as a leading player, something being pushed aside, giving the defensive Thorben Marx allowed a comeback in the mid-field.
The Swiss talent came with a lot of early praise and a price tag of 8.5 million in the Lower Rhine had, in his postings but often motivated to hit the wrong decisions or rendered unnecessary turnovers. Given the double burden of League and Europa League Lucien Favre is his compatriot but probably still be one or the other possibility.
