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Borussia Dortmund Winter Assessments: Midfield Ratings

By Antonio Salgado

DORTMUND, GERMANY - DECEMBER 16: The fans of Borussia Dortmund in actions prior to the Bundesliga match between Borussia Dortmund and SG 1899 Hoffenheim at the Signal Iduna Park on December 16, 2017 in Dortmund, Germany. (Photo by Alexandre Simoes/Borussia Dortmund/Getty Images)
DORTMUND, GERMANY - DECEMBER 16: The fans of Borussia Dortmund in actions prior to the Bundesliga match between Borussia Dortmund and SG 1899 Hoffenheim at the Signal Iduna Park on December 16, 2017 in Dortmund, Germany. (Photo by Alexandre Simoes/Borussia Dortmund/Getty Images) /
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Shinji Kagawa (7/10)

MAINZ, GERMANY – DECEMBER 12: Shinji Kagawa of Dortmund celebrates after scoring his team`s second goal during the Bundesliga match between 1. FSV Mainz 05 and Borussia Dortmund at Opel Arena on December 12, 2017 in Mainz, Germany. (Photo by TF-Images/TF-Images via Getty Images)
MAINZ, GERMANY – DECEMBER 12: Shinji Kagawa of Dortmund celebrates after scoring his team`s second goal during the Bundesliga match between 1. FSV Mainz 05 and Borussia Dortmund at Opel Arena on December 12, 2017 in Mainz, Germany. (Photo by TF-Images/TF-Images via Getty Images) /

Shinji Kagawa was a solid performer in the first half of the season. He was one of Dortmund’s best attacking outlets and provided a spark in the final third. He controlled the games against Mainz and Hoffenheim, and this was because Peter Stoger used Kagawa in a more central role in comparison to Peter Bosz. Kagawa’s performance in these two games just before the break instil optimism for the second half of the season. The recency of Kagawa’s great performances sway his rating, but Kagawa has been steady all season. The hope is the rest of the team joins Kagawa in performing up to par on a consistent basis.

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