#4 Jonas Lossl – Mainz
Back at Guingamp, Jonas Lossl was seen as a goalkeeper that would go one of two ways. He’s either an unbeatable shot-stopping machine or a completely beatable ghost that falls to the floor like the ragdoll physics in Grand Theft Auto.
Replacing Liverpool-bound Loris Karius, who has struggled at Anfield himself, Lossl had big shoes to fill at the Opel Arena. Not only has he failed to fill those shoes, he’s often forgotten to fill the net as Mainz plummeted towards the relegation zones.
With six clean sheets all season and averaging almost two goals conceded per game, it’s no wonder he was dropped at the end of the season. With too many faults, Mainz are angling for a replacement and even his former team finding an even better goalkeeper, the Dane looks a little lost on the Rhine.
#3 Alen Halilovic – Hamburg
When you hear that a former Barcelona academy star is heading your way, sometimes you can get a little giddy. The Catalan giants are famous for their youth setup at La Masia, with even a few of their better products slipping through their fingers initially over the years.
That is exactly what Hamburg hoped when they signed 20-year-old Alen Halilovic, already a Croatian international that impressed on loan at Sporting Gijon the year prior. However, the youngster barely played for Der Dino before being shipped back to Spain on an 18-month loan deal with Las Palmas.
139 minutes of football is difficult to judge someone on but clearly, the Bundesliga wasn’t the right place for Halilovic. Enjoying more game time with the Canary Island club and life back in Spain, it’s highly unlikely he will be seeing the Bundesliga again anytime soon.
