Marcel Hilßner came to Bremen like Lukas Fröde in summer 2009 and is now in his sixth season with SV Werder. It could be his last season, for the coming season not only RB Leipzig will be looking for him again. The still second division club from Hilssner's place of birth had expressed his interest in a summer commitment, which might have been possible without Werder's approval, but the expiring contract is said to have been extended by one season after a number of missions. Werder would certainly want to keep Hilßner, who was officially the first year of the men's race, for a while longer, but he should look at the professional team and get cold feet slowly,
A changed situation that reflects the last season well: Hilßner was an important player in the A-youth, he remained an addition in the U23. This is not to be seen negatively as a lump sum for the first year for men, especially as an older A-junior, but underlines that the development of Hilßner hoped for after the strong U17 seasons has not materialized. You can still see the same Hilßner in front of you, which you had to look at three years ago.
With his weaknesses, too little has yet been done to see a clear Bundesliga perspective. His strong, robust body often benefited the early tire, but also leads to an identical game because he relies on it too often. The process of getting the ball, asserting yourself in duels, positioning yourself and then pulling with your strong left foot is well known. And therefore it is not too difficult for the opponent to adjust to it. While Hilßner himself gained only a few percentage points in terms of robustness or speed, the opponents became bigger, wider and faster after the B-youth - this created new challenges for him, with which he had problems in the U19 initially and in the U23 until now (te).
It starts in the duels in which he was able to assert himself early on due to his strong physique. That was enough, more was not necessary. But in the men's area and especially with a view to the Bundesliga level, much more is needed, it needs more maneuverability, has to be more flexible and have more options in your head than just putting your body inside.
Even in the offensive game, he lacks options that would provide more imagination. Hilßner has little surprise in his game. His technical skills are good, but limited to certain processes. The ball acceptance is almost always the same, changes of direction or fakes in dribbling are very rare and come, if at all, usually with an announcement.
In addition, Hilßner gets into trouble more than he would like. From his youth he knows how to assert himself against his opponents and to create a certain space for his actions. Then, if there is enough space, the hard-hitting shot from the second row follows or, thanks to a suitable overview, a fatal or at least wounding pass into the top. But what stands in the way of this game style for the emanation of great danger is that he can work out less and less appropriate space. The opponent or the competition is strong, Hilßner hardly gets his primordial force into play. While he can continue to pick up speed quickly with a ball on his foot, he passes the opponents with his speed much less often than in the youth area. In terms of tactics, he also has a problem: While his game intelligence is positively noticeable when passing in front of the opponent's sixteenth, he often completely lacks an eye for space in the neutral area, at the level of the center line, in reverse. His good start becomes visible, but having to run after is not a good reason to flaunt it. His backward movement, his positional play is in need of improvement if it should go up for him. but having to run after is not a good reason to flaunt it. His backward movement, his positional play is in need of improvement if it should go up for him. but having to run after is not a good reason to flaunt it. His backward movement, his positional play is in need of improvement if it should go up for him.
As far as the offensive spaces are concerned, he is a bit one-dimensional - which, more positively, can also be described as straightforward. If he has space, he uses it for a good pass or a strong shot. But if he gets little space, he is visibly restricted in his ability to act, and also has his problems with a quick short pass game. He also has significant difficulties in accepting the ball with little time and / or space, causing ball loss. This leads to worry lines, as it is young players in particular who keep the overview under pressure and act quickly, which you will later find in the Bundesliga.
The standards are still at a strong level, both direct free kicks and those that are supposed to find a head or foot of the teammates. His right foot serves only as a counterweight so as not to tip over, while the left foot provides powerful shots from the second row. A suitable shooting technique helps that there is no senseless scatter in the long-range shots, the ball often finds its intended target. All of this continues to provide goals and assists, but cannot hide the weaknesses or the lack of development. This also manifests itself in his goal rate: Hilßner scored 26 goals when he was B-youth. In the following two years, he scored a total of seven goals.