#4 The enigma that is Mario Gotze
Mario Gotze has been termed many things from the “German Messi” to “Germany’s golden boy”. However, in the last two years, the nimble-footed German has seen his rise up the footballing charts come to a halt. The last big act that anyone remembers from the ex-Borussia Dortmund man was his extra-time winner in the World Cup final, that handed Germany the much-coveted prize.
The World Cup was followed by a move to Pep Guardiola’s Bayern Munich in the summer of 2014 where he was supposed to take his game to the next level. However, two years on and the left-footed wonder kid seems lost, his career stuck at a dead end and going by the performances in the first two games, he isn’t inspiring confidence in many of his believers.
The 24-year-old seems to be floundering his lines, looking desperately for answers that will get him back on track. But in that desperation, he is popping up everywhere yet delivering very little. The prodigy that is Gotze, was seen playing the false nine role on occasions in Joachim Low’s scheme of things whilst also trying to be the link man in the middle. But he failed to sync in with the front triumvirate of Julian Draxler, Mesut Ozil and Thomas Muller.
