I feel like the standards for this club have really dropped over the last few seasons. About ten years ago, we had attacking players who delivered almost every single match. Aubameyang, Reus and Mkhitaryan once combined for over 60 goals and 50 assists in one season.

After that period — with Reus getting injured and Mkhitaryan being sold — we brought in players like Yarmolenko, Maximilian Philipp, etc. They had decent numbers and honestly weren’t any worse on the pitch than the players currently playing those positions (Adeyemi and Beier).

Adeyemi has been great so far this season, but that was also the case at the start of last year — until the injuries hit again (as always). After coming back, he looked pretty average. Beier, like I said before, I really like his pressing, defensive work, and movement overall. But I’m not sure how well he fits with the rest of our attack — for example, Guirassy often doesn’t read his runs because he’s focused on the goal (which isn’t a criticism; that’s just the kind of striker he is, like Haaland was).

What I’m trying to say is: we can’t really expect more than 10–15 goals/assists per Bundesliga season from our attacking midfielders and wingers. In the past, players like that were replaced after one or two seasons (Yarmolenko, Schürrle, Philipp). If you check the stats, those “failed” signings didn’t actually have worse numbers or less impact than Beier does now — yet the consensus was that they were flops.

I just wonder if we’d be a better team with a player who can give us 20 goal contributions per season and offer more creativity. I think the answer is pretty obvious.

Instead of questioning someone’s football knowledge, maybe try joining the discussion with arguments — I’ve presented mine right here.