Player Analysis: Florian Neuhaus

In July 2017, Borussia Mönchengladbach signed a talented young midfielder from German second-tier club TSV 1860 Munich. His name: Florian Neuhaus. Gladbach then decided to send the 20-year-old back on loan to the second division with Fortuna Düsseldorf. Neuhaus helped the Flingeraner win the championship in the 2017/18 season, playing 27 league matches; scoring six goals and assisting three times.

For the last three seasons, Neuhaus has been a regular starter at Gladbach, picking up 93 appearances for the club since returning from his loan at the end of the 2017/18 season. This player analysis will be delving into the different qualities which Neuhaus brings to Gladbach and will also consider areas on which he can improve on. I will be using in-game examples and statistics throughout the analysis to help show the German’s strengths. All statistics used will be from FBref.

Position and Tendencies 

Neuhaus spends the majority of his time playing on the left side of Gladbach’s double pivot but has also played as the number ten in their 4-2-3-1 a handful of times. The midfielder offers help in both the build-up and attacking phases, sometimes dropping into the backline to create a numerical advantage in the first phase and then can use his brilliant range of passing, which will later be analysed, to progress the ball; Neuhaus then also can join his team in the final third as shown in his heat map for the current season below.