4. Borussia Dortmund
The powerful German club lost the core of their team over the summer (including captain Mats Hummels) but bounced back remarkably with some excellent business. Despite their defence looking somewhat lightweight, they have made some truly fantastic additions to their attack. Right now, they probably boast the fastest attack in Europe and the versatility of their forwards means that they can play a host of different systems. Moreover, most of their attackers can also play in midfield, and are proven in some of Europe’s best clubs. In midfield, they’ve gone ahead and added some of the continent’s best young talents. Some of them have been real coups, like the talented Moussa Dembele, who displayed some of his vast array of skills in their pre-season 4-1 destruction of Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United; although it’s still up for doubts if friendly results actually mean anything.
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Anyhow, Thomas Tuchel will be quite pleased with the way his club have responded to the departure of several of the men integral to the Dortmund way of playing. Their defence has taken a major hit with Neven Subotic’s big injury but in the crucial fullback positions they’re even more well-stocked than before.
With speed being an integral part of this team, there’s now way they’d leave that to chance, and they’ve reinforced with European champions as well as youngsters in Raphael Guerreiro. The role of their defensive midfielders will definitely change with the Gundogan sale but Thomas Tuchel will be very pleased with his options in every part of the pitch.
