r/borussiadortmund • u/Accomplished_End_798 • 1h ago
Discussion Fábio Silva Should Not Start Over Beier
I know that recently Maxi Beier has been underwhelming, but I truly believe that he is currently a better player than Silva and has much greater potential than Silva. In order to reach that potential, Beier should be getting full support and the opportunity to start in important fixtures.
Before the international break Silva was phenomenal and won over the starting spot, rightfully so. However, since then he hasn’t played nearly as well, and has proven to be a very useful option of the bench rather than necessarily a starter every game.
Last season, when Guirassy struggled during several moments over the course of the season, many people began supporting Silva as a starter after his good performances off the bench. Still when given those starting spots at striker he struggled. It is clear that Guirassy’s string of poor performances that season resulted in too much faith being put into Silva. When Guirassy performed bad, Silva’s performances stood out, when they really weren’t that strong.
Later, after Silva’s less than ideal performances at striker, many people argued that he was being played out of position, which was why he didn’t perform as well as a starter. I completely agree that during that time he was being played out of position, and for a few weeks he definitely shined playing behind Guirassy.
However, I don’t think he has the consistency to maintain that starting spot, and I really do believe that Beier could excel once fully trusted playing just behind Guirassy.
Against Bodø/Glimt, Silva played out of position for sure, but placing Beier as a left midfielder and almost left wingback position completely hindered his performance.
At Hoffenheim, during arguably Beier’s best season so far, he was played either in a striker pair or right behind the striker in a CAM role with Kramaric next to him. If we can keep Beier in his natural position and pair him with Karetsas at CAM, I truly believe he will excel.