Has Schweinsteiger Past His Best?

Bastian Schweinsteiger captained Germany to the European Championships of 2016. Schweinsteiger’s performance at the Uefa Euro 2016 was average and concerns have been raised about his performances and the urgency with which he wants to succeed.

Germany exited the Euros to France at the quarter final stage after Italian referee Nicola Rizzoli gave France a penalty after a 50-50 ball involving Schweinsteiger and Patrice Evra touched Schweinsteiger’s hand, it called for a great post-match debate but Antoine Griezmann scored and added a second in the second half crowing off a 0-2 loss for Germany.

The English Premier League is set for one of the greatest showdown in the league’s history and pacey players are needed in order to compete equally in the league.

Schweinsteiger Has Become Slower In the Modern Game

Schweinsteiger has been injury prone and concerns have been raised about his physical strength and whether he can play out all the matches in a single season.

Schweinsteiger made only a handful of appearances for Manchester United but his appearances were sub-par and players such as Michael Carrick, Ander Herrera, Marouane Fellaini, Morgan Schneiderlin and a supporting Wayne Rooney were all looking to make a statement on the club’s performance leaving Schweinsteiger on the bench.

Pep Guardiola parted ways with him because he was becoming slower in his game and his transfer from Bayern Munich made way for Gotze and Alcantara to get more playing time since they are young and are much faster.

Jose Mourinho has taken over the management of Manchester United and his future plans do not include many players. Juan Mata, Marcos Rojo and Schweinsteiger are rumoured to be on the list of players under transfer.

At 31 the German midfielder is not the versatile midfielder he once was but he has a few years under his sleeves to show the world what he can contribute to the modern game.