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Lewis Ambrose·31 May 2023
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Lewis Ambrose·31 May 2023
The Bundesliga is over we’ve plumped for a 4-2-3-1 formation for our team of the season. Who makes the cut?
Consistent between the sticks and excellent with the ball at his feet, Flekken has shone this season and has now joined Brentford.
The Dutchman kept the most clean sheets in the league as Freiburg once again proved incredibly difficult to break down.
Runner-up: Frederik Rönnow (Union Berlin)
Frimpong’s talent has always been obvious but this was a true breakthrough campaign for the Frenchman.
Still just 22, he flew up and down the right, scoring eight goals and assisting seven for Bayer Leverkusen.
Runner-up: Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig)
De Ligt was the standout defender in a superb debut season at Bayern. With the ball and without it, the centre-half is a class above and he chipped in with some crucial goals as well.
Runner-up: Matthias Ginter (SC Freiburg)
Maybe the most consistent defender in a crowded field at Union Berlin, Doekhi joined on a free last summer and has been exemplary at the back.
The centre-half is composed, waiting for the right moment to dive in, and is absolutely dominant in the air. Next season he’ll get the chance to show it in the Champions League.
Runner-up: Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund)
The technical, creative left-back enjoyed arguably the finest of seven seasons at Dortmund this campaign. Guerreiro came to life after the World Cup to end the season with four goals and 12 assists.
As creative a fullback as you’ll find.
Runner-up: Piero Hincapié (Bayer Leverkusen)
A superb defender, a player calm in possession, a goal threat from deep. Skhiri is the glue for Köln, the player that keeps everything ticking, that wins the ball back, the man who knows when to slow things down.
The ultimate modern defensive midfielder.
Runner-up: Rani Khedira (Union Berlin)
There is nothing Bellingham cannot do. Still just 19, the midfielder dominates games, setting the tempo with the ball and setting the tone without it.
A goal threat from midfield as well as a superb dribbler, adventurous passer, Bellingham has all the technical ability to match his physical talent and elite mentality. And he shows it every week.
Runner-up: Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich)
A creative force and the owner of perhaps the league’s most powerful shot, Szoboszlai kicked on this season — his first as a guaranteed starter at Leipzig — to show he is a player who can dominate matches.
It was there in flashes in the previous campaign but this time around the Hungarian had to make our XI.
Runner-up: Vincenzo Grifo (SC Freiburg)
What a season. It is hard to pin down what Musiala is as a player, it’s even harder to remember he is still just 20. The German international played in the heart of the pitch, behind the striker, and up front himself this season.
His close control makes him one of the best dribblers in the game and he’s had the end product — 12 goals, 10 assists — to deliver in the biggest of moments too, not least on the final day with the goal that sealed the title.
Runner-up: Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen)
This felt like the season Brandt finally returned on his potential in full to become undroppable at Dortmund.
The campaign started slowly but Brandt took over matches, whether in the centre of the park or out wide, to drive Dortmund to within a goal of an improbable title. The best is yet to come.
Runner-up: Serge Gnabry (Bayern Munich)
The Bundesliga’s joint-top scorer despite starting just 20 games, it’s hard not to wonder when Leipzig would’ve ended up had Nkunku been fully fit all season.
A strong runner with the ability to take players on outside the box, he’s clinical when in front of goal and has become a truly world class forward.
Runner-up: Randal Kolo Muani (Eintracht Frankfurt)