Newcastle’s defensive system is one to be lauded, and is the reason behind their success this season, and while Fabian Schär, Sven Botman, Nick Pope and Dan Burn have all done their parts, Trippier has been the stand-out performer. An always reliable and defensively excellent artifact. In a world full of gung-ho kamikaze wing backs who prioritise attacking over defending with entire systems being built around them, Trippier remains an artifact of football’s past. Kieran Trippier ( Newcastle United ) Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images ![]() ![]() He is the most in-form goalkeeper in the world right now. Dortmund have won all of their games in which Kobel has played this year so far, and the one game they missed him in, Dortmund conceded twice and lost 2-0, crashing out of the Champions League to Chelsea. Kobel has conceded just five goals in his last nine matches, and while an uptick in defensive performances from Nico Schlotterbeck and Niklas Süle do deserve mention as a factor in this, it has been Kobel’s elite shot-stopping that has been the primary contributor. The Swiss goalkeeper, fresh off a World Cup in which he was forced to sit on the bench in favour of Yann Sommer, came back to Germany fired up, and Dortmund have been all the better for it. Gregor Kobel ( Borussia Dortmund ) Photo by Alexandre Simoes/Borussia Dortmund via Getty Imagesīorussia Dortmund have been relentless in 2023, and Gregor Kobel has been the centre-piece of that success. ![]() If you haven’t read Europe’s Finest’s mid-season wrap-up, you can do so here.Īnyway, let’s hop into with a recap of the very best of the last two (and a bit) months! 10. This article covers performances over the course of 2023, no World Cup. After a four month hiatus - punctuated by an update for the World Cup - Europe’s Finest returns! As always, the rules are convoluted.
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