Kevin Grosskreutz

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It's easy to overlook someone like Grosskreutz shortcomings when his team is performing like a well oiled machine around him mostly bringing out his very best qualities masquerading the weak points.

I loved his work without the ball in Dortmund's fantastic Bundesliga conquering season.
The runs at the receiving end of combinations, transition or just great balls from Sahin creating chances and then all the tenacious pressing defensively. Quite simply great work from him last season, but when things run less smoothly (not getting the ball in great positions) the technical limitations are there for all to see and Grosskreutz will look far too clumsy and slow for a top player on the wing.