1. Tim Kleindienst (Gladbach)
Who would have believed even a 12 months in the past that Tim Kleindienst can be among the finest gamers of the entire league? Gladbach’s striker is in incredible form because the new 12 months has began – no Bundesliga workforce appears to have the ability to cease him at this second in time.
Kleindienst has simply been Gladbach’s greatest participant this season and is the primary cause for his or her hope to qualify for a global competitors on the finish of the marketing campaign; because it stands proper now, they’re simply 3 factors shy of a Champions League spot!
Having scored within the final 5 video games consecutively (!), Kleindienst has quietly jumped up within the Bundesliga goalscoring chart and now holds third place with 14 objectives – 1 lower than Frankfurt’s former star Omar Marmoush and seven behind Bayern’s Harry Kane. These 5 objectives have introduced Gladbach 50% of their factors on this calendar 12 months, that means that Kleindienst shouldn’t be solely among the finest performing gamers within the Bundesliga proper now, but in addition probably the most essential ones as properly!
Gladbach will come up in opposition to Augsburg on matchday 23 of the Bundesliga – a workforce Kleindienst has already scored in opposition to this season. Let’s examine if he can repeat that achievement and proceed his nice kind into March.
2. Can Uzun (Eintracht Frankfurt)
Talking of in-form forwards: Can Uzun appears to be on the easiest way to fill the hole of former teammate Omar Marmoush. Uzun, who transferred to Frankfurt from Nuremberg final summer season for a payment of €11m, has proven nice kind in latest weeks, even scoring twice within the final 3 video games for Frankfurt.
Changing Marmoush is actually no simple activity – perhaps even not possible for simply 1 participant by himself. That is why Frankfurt introduced in 2 new strikers within the winter switch interval: Elye Wahi and Michy Batshuayi. However who’s presently Frankfurt’s third greatest goalscorer after Marmoush and Ekitiké this season? You guessed it – it is Uzun.
He is even beginning to achieve attraction internationally, with many Turkish followers demanding to see him within the nationwide workforce frequently – if he retains up his kind since Marmoush left, this is able to definetly be conceivable!
Frankfurt have a tricky match-up forward of themselves: they may come up in opposition to the present Bundesliga chief Bayern Munich. However ‘der Rekordmeister’ is combating kind proper now, solely drawing in opposition to Leverkusen (0-0) and Celtic Glasgow (1-1); along with that, Frankfurt are one in every of Bayern’s hardest opponents in latest historical past: from their final 4 match-ups, Bayern and Frankfurt each received as soon as and drew twice.
Let’s examine if Can Uzun would be the one participant to look at on this sport, similar to in Frankfurt’s final video games.
3. Matthias Ginter (SC Freiburg)
Most likely probably the most stunning names on one in every of these sort of lists within the final months: Matthias Ginter has re-emerged as among the finest centre-backs within the Bundeslia and is without doubt one of the largest explanation why Freiburg are presently ranked fifth within the Bundesliga!
Ginter’s partnership with Philipp Lienhart within the protection has given Freiburg immense stability through the years and it hasn’t gotten sufficient reward; coach Julian Schuster’s resolution to pair them up once more firstly of February has turned out to be a golden one: 3 wins in 3 video games, no objectives conceded.
Ginter himself even provides the ‘cherry on prime’ by being Freiburg’s 4th greatest goalscorer this season (3 objectives). If it wasn’t for his like to his home-town membership Freiburg, Ginter would almost definitely be again a goal for large golf equipment in Germany and Europe once more!
Freiburg will meet Bremen on matchday 23 of the Bundesliga; a tricky, however definetly winable sport for Schuster’s workforce. Bremen have been searching for consistency in 2025, solely having received 1 sport, drawn 2 and misplaced 4. If Ginter performs like he has been this month, he’ll assist his workforce to a different good consequence and who is aware of – perhaps he’ll even get Julian Nagelsmann’s consideration…