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Borussia Dortmund player power rankings

By Oliver Campo

DORTMUND, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 01: The Borussia Dortmund team line up prior to the UEFA Champions League group H match between Borussia Dortmund and APOEL Nikosia at Signal Iduna Park on November 1, 2017 in Dortmund, Germany. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Bongarts/Getty Images)
DORTMUND, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 01: The Borussia Dortmund team line up prior to the UEFA Champions League group H match between Borussia Dortmund and APOEL Nikosia at Signal Iduna Park on November 1, 2017 in Dortmund, Germany. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Bongarts/Getty Images) /
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Aubameyang and Yarmolenko after losing to Bayern. Both have been struggling with form for Borussia Dortmund as of late.
DORTMUND, GERMANY – NOVEMBER 4: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Dortmund and Andrey Yarmolenko of Dortmund looks dejected after the German Bundesliga match between Borussia Dortmund v Bayern Munchen at the Signal Iduna Park on November 4, 2017 in Dortmund Germany. (Photo by TF-Images/TF-Images via Getty Images) /

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5. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Aubameyang has been extremely successful at Dortmund. Yet, this is another case of this season not being fruitful to a player who thrived under Thomas Tuchel. Having gone goalless for Borussia Dortmund in recent matches, he has become near invisible on the pitch.

He legitimately ran into Yarmolenko during Der Klassiker preventing a scoring opportunity. Aubameyang is out of form and needs to find the spark that makes him a great player. He has great teammates to assist him, but he needs to be the dangerous striker he was previously. Despite his woes, the Gabon international has scored eleven times this season. He just needs that one goal to get him in form once again.

4. Maximilian Philipp

Philipp’s playing time has gone down recently. It’s hard to understand why, as he was looking to be a wonderful replacement for the injured Marco Reus. Converting 5 goals in the Bundesliga, Philipp has been playing well when called upon.

As always, there will be room for improvement as there is for any player. He will need to work on his passing and finishing his chances. With the consistent rotation built into the squad, Philipp will have more chances. Philipp is turning heads and proving to be a valuable player for BVB.

3. Shinji Kagawa

The Japanese international attacking midfielder is one of Dortmund’s best purchases in recent years. Before leaving BVB and since returning to the team, Kagawa has been pivotal in the midfield. When playing, he can be one of the more creative players on the team.

Kagawa combined with Weigl and Gotze, or even Dahoud could prove to be a dangerous trio in the midfield. Kagawa is showing good form, great decision-making and creating chances for BVB. He has featured on the team, yet it could be argued he deserves more playing time.

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