Among all midfielders in the Bundesliga this season, he ranked 13th in the number of times he won back possession.
Can that really be considered bad?
It was obvious he was already trying really hard.
But on the offensive side, whether in dribbling or creating threatening passes, he was inferior to Götze.
This left Klopp with a choice.
'For the number 10 position, should I prioritize defense? Or offense?'
'If it's defense, why even have a number 10?'
'Wouldn't it be better to get rid of the number 10 and give Wang Shuo more freedom?'
"Get Götze ready. He's coming on for Letalek in a bit," Klopp decided without hesitation.
He'd pull Foyelner back to play as one of the two defensive midfielders alongside Shahin and push Götze up.
A glance at the away team's bench showed that Frankfurt's head coach, Schibbe, still had no intention of making a substitution.
