| Attacking | 10 |
| Defending | 15 |
| Fitness | 10 |
| Mental | 12 |
| Tactical | 8 |
| Technical | 6 |
| Working with Youngsters | 4 |
| Adaptability | 9 |
| Determination | 12 |
| Discipline | 7 |
| Man Management | 8 |
| Motivating | 7 |
| Judging Ability | 5 |
| Judging Potential | 8 |
| Tactical Knowledge | 7 |
| Distribution | 7 |
| Handling | 11 |
| Shot Stopping | 11 |
| Physiotherapy | 5 |
| Sports Science | 6 |
Men he has worked with before. A manager arrives at a new club already holding a view of anyone on this list.
| Player | Spells | Matches | Regard | How it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tidiam Gomis | 1 | 33 | Remembers him well | Loan ended Never let him down |
| Nathaniel Brown | 1 | 18 | Remembers him well | Loan ended Built the side around him |
| Florian Flick | 1 | 22 | Remembers him well | Released by the club |
| Johan Gómez | 1 | 33 | Remembers him well | Sold by the board Big-match playerNever let him down |
| Dan-Axel Zagadou | 1 | 34 | Remembers him well | Loan ended Never let him down |
| Eliesse Ben Seghir | 1 | 18 | Remembers him well | Loan ended |
| Axel Tape | 1 | 16 | Remembers him well | Loan ended Built the side around him |
| Niklas Hildebrandt | 1 | 12 | Remembers him well | Loan ended |
| Kevin Ehlers | 1 | 3 | No strong view | Released on his say-so |
| Thomas Kastanaras | 1 | 6 | No strong view | Loan ended |
| Fiete Arp | 1 | 13 | No strong view | Loan ended |
| Ron-Thorben Hoffmann | 1 | 16 | No strong view | Sold by the board |
| José Ortigoza | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Retired |
| Jens Castrop | 1 | 29 | No strong view | Loan ended Indiscipline |
| Robin Heußer | 1 | 11 | No strong view | Released by the club |
| Orlando Mareco | 1 | 4 | No strong view | Retired |
| Lino Tempelmann | 1 | 17 | No strong view | Released on his say-so |
| Felix Uduokhai | 1 | 16 | No strong view | Loan ended |
| Max Finkgräfe | 1 | 33 | No strong view | Loan ended |
| Paul Wollenberg | 1 | 1 | No strong view | Loan ended |
| Sanoussy Ba | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Sold by the board |
| Léon Bell Bell | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Released by the club |
| Marko Rajkovačić | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Released by the club |
| Raphael Borges Rodrigues | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |