| Attacking | 9 |
| Defending | 14 |
| Fitness | 13 |
| Mental | 6 |
| Tactical | 10 |
| Technical | 12 |
| Working with Youngsters | 13 |
| Adaptability | 10 |
| Determination | 12 |
| Discipline | 8 |
| Man Management | 8 |
| Motivating | 6 |
| Judging Ability | 9 |
| Judging Potential | 7 |
| Tactical Knowledge | 13 |
| Distribution | 8 |
| Handling | 10 |
| Shot Stopping | 7 |
| Physiotherapy | 9 |
| Sports Science | 8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedric Itten | 1 | 6 | Remembers him well | Sold by the board |
| Florian Kastenmeier | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Released by the club Built the side around him |
| Christian Rasmussen | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Tony Springett | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Matthias Zimmermann | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Jordy de Wijs | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Anouar El Azzouzi | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Valgeir Lunddal | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Satoshi Tanaka | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Joe Scally | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Diego Valdés | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Christopher Lenz | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Emmanuel Iyoha | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Moritz Heyer | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Jens Castrop | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Shinta Appelkamp | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Luca Sirch | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Florian Schock | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Kenneth Schmidt | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Marcel Lotka | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Danny Schmidt | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Luca Kerber | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Tim Rossmann | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| David Savić | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |