Or were they moving towards a more reactive, muscular style, attacking from deeper positions in transition: the sort of game where Goretzka, the tall, dynamic box-to-box specialist, would more ...

And Germany and FC Schalke’s Leon Goretzka is an exception the world ought to pay more attention to. Promise Having risen through the ranks of VFL Bochum as a youngster, Goretzka secured a move ...

SOCHI, Russia (AP) — With his lung-bursting runs, shrewd vision on the ball and versatility linking up play, Leon Goretzka's reputation as Germany's midfield dynamo is growing by the game.