Lars Ritzka

Left Back - Köln
8 Jul 2029
Sunday
Process
Overview Personal Contract News 34 Transfers Relations Events 81 Awards 7 Matches History

Events

81
Severity
Mood

  1. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Moderate
    Cause
    He is unhappy about his playing time. His relationship with the manager is steady but tense.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  2. Asked the club to find him a new team

    Minor
    Cause
    Ongoing dressing-room dynamics drove this.

  3. His club is fighting to avoid relegation

    Serious
    Cause
    The points gap to safety, with matches running out, is the issue.

  4. Moving on

    Decision
    Movement
    Development pathway updated
    Who
    Board

  5. He has made a formal demand: Permission to leave if the offer is right

    Mind

  6. Transfer listed

    Decision
    Cause
    Surplus to squad requirements
    Who
    Board

  7. Turned down the offered deal

    Serious
    Cause
    He turned down the club's offer. The club's project did not match his ambition.

  8. Contract renewal rejected

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $2.7M/y

  9. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $2.7M/y

  10. Taking his young replacement under his wing Jahmai Simpson-Pusey

    Moderate
    Cause
    The new arrival has visibly higher ability.

  11. His club has been relegated

    Serious
    Cause
    A long campaign of poor results, not a single defeat, decided the drop.

  12. Personality clash with Cristian De Angelis

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  13. Head coach left the club

  14. Energised by the new manager's arrival

  15. Stayed back for extra training

    Moderate
    Cause
    He stayed back for extra work after the rest of the squad had gone in.

  16. Praised by manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  17. Promised playing time by manager

  18. Praised in a satisfied full-time talk

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  19. Squad status changed

  20. Eyeing a future in coaching

    Minor
    Cause
    He is deep into the late stage of his career.; His professionalism marks him out for coaching.

  21. His club is fighting to avoid relegation

    Serious
    Cause
    The points gap to safety, with matches running out, is the issue.

  22. Fighting to save the manager's job

  23. Stayed on the bench all match

    Minor
    Cause
    The bench was built around different match options.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  24. Praised by manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  25. Promised playing time by manager

  26. To be loaned out

    Decision
    Movement
    Development pathway updated
    Who
    Board

  27. Personality clash with Cristian De Angelis

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  28. He has said it out loud: A settled future

    Mind

  29. His club is fighting to avoid relegation

    Serious
    Cause
    The points gap to safety, with matches running out, is the issue.

  30. Stayed back for extra training

    Moderate
    Cause
    He stayed back for extra work after the rest of the squad had gone in.

  31. Taking his young replacement under his wing Pharell Hensel

    Moderate
    Cause
    A much younger rival has arrived in his position.

  32. Head coach left the club

  33. Energised by the new manager's arrival

  34. Loan withdrawn

    Decision
    Cause
    No club took him on loan before the window closed
    Who
    Board

  35. Being reassessed

    Decision
    Movement
    Development pathway updated
    Who
    Board

  36. Responded well in training to recent criticism

    Moderate
    Cause
    He answered the recent criticism with a sharp session.

  37. Stayed on the bench all match

    Minor
    Cause
    The bench was built around different match options.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  38. Stayed on the bench all match

    Minor
    Cause
    The bench was built around different match options.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  39. Senses a managerial change coming

  40. Loan listed

    Decision
    Cause
    Blocked by squad depth at his position
    Who
    Möller Alexander

  41. He has started to want: The manager’s trust

    Mind

  42. Contract talks stalled over squad status

    Moderate
    Cause
    The wage was acceptable, but he wanted clearer first-team guarantees.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  43. To be loaned out

    Decision
    Movement
    Development pathway updated
    Who
    Board

  44. He has said it out loud: A bigger club

    Mind

  45. Head coach left the club

  46. Energised by the new manager's arrival

  47. He has made a formal demand: To be paid what he is worth

    Mind

  48. He has said it out loud: Permission to leave if the offer is right

    Mind

  49. He has started to want: His place back

    Mind

  50. He has started to want: Permission to leave if the offer is right

    Mind

  51. Contract talks stalled over squad status

    Moderate
    Cause
    The wage was acceptable, but he wanted clearer first-team guarantees.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  52. Head coach left the club

  53. Energised by the new manager's arrival

  54. Settling well into the dressing room

    Minor
    Cause
    A strong training-ground partnership is behind this. The bond between them was already strong, so the morale hit should be limited.
    Outlook
    Settling-in period is still under way.

  55. Personality clash with Bo Geens

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  56. He has come to believe: He never rated him

    Mind

  57. Taking his young replacement under his wing Noah Engelbreth

    Moderate
    Cause
    A much younger rival has arrived in his position.

  58. He got what he wanted: Someone to lean on

    Mind

  59. He has started to want: Someone to lean on

    Mind

  60. A real step up: Köln, in Bundesliga

    Career

  61. Permanent transfer

    Decision
    Movement
    Preußen Münster → Köln · 1.4M

  62. Contract renewal rejected

    Decision
    Movement
    4y · $2.2M/y

  63. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    4y · $2.2M/y

  64. He has come to believe: Bad blood between them — Arkadiusz Jędrych

    Mind

  65. Pre-contract agreed

    Decision
    Movement
    → Fortuna Düsseldorf

  66. Contract renewal rejected

    Decision
    Movement
    4y · $2.2M/y

  67. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    4y · $2.2M/y

  68. Contract renewal rejected

    Decision
    Movement
    4y · $2.1M/y

  69. He gave up on being the man at his club

    Career

  70. He set his heart on reaching the top

    Career

  71. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    4y · $2.1M/y
    Who
    Dietrich Felix

  72. Contract renewal rejected

    Decision
    Movement
    4y · $2.1M/y

  73. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    4y · $2.1M/y
    Who
    Lorenz Christian

  74. Core player

    Decision
    Movement
    Development pathway updated
    Who
    Board

  75. Contract renewal rejected

    Decision
    Movement
    4y · $1.3M/y

  76. Signed as a free agent

    Decision
    Movement
    Preußen Münster

  77. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    4y · $1.3M/y

  78. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    2y · $556.3K/y
    Who
    Hofmann Marcel

  79. Contract renewal rejected

    Decision
    Movement
    2y · $556.3K/y

  80. Contract expired — became a free agent

    Decision
    Movement
    St. Pauli →

  81. He set his heart on being the man at his club

    Career