Borussia Monchengladbach have been one of the top performers in German football over the years. The team competes for the top four spots and has some quality players who can take their club to glory one day. However, the last two seasons have not been the same, and the team has struggled a bit. In the summer of 2023, they had more headaches as some of the big names, like Marcus Thuram, Jonas Hoffman, Ramy Bensebaini, and a few others, left the club to continue their careers elsewhere.
The club did some transfer business in the summer and brought in a few players. One of them was French winger Franck Honorat. The 26-year-old rose through the lower divisions of French football and was playing in Ligue 1 with Brest. Honorat’s journey from the lower divisions to the top has been incredible. The Frenchman has also made a decent start to his career in the Bundesliga, and here is a look at what Honorat has added to the squad.
Franck Honorat is a right-winger and has played in different positions for the German club. The 26-year-old has been used as a right wing-back on occasions by the team. In the current season, Honorat has taken 25 touches inside the opposition penalty box.
Creative side
Franck Honorat is a typical winger who likes to take on defenders and deliver passes into the penalty box. The first visual above shows the winger actions made by the player in the current season. Honorat has been a decent dribbler with the ball and completes 41% of his dribbles. He likes to deliver passes into the box and averages 4.68 per 90 minutes, with a 50% accuracy rate. These passes are usually in the form of crosses and are targeted around the six-yard box.
The second visual shows the shot assist provided by the player in the current season. He already has four assists and has the second-highest Expected assist rate, just behind Leroy Sane.
Honorat is also active on set-piece duties and has a decent ability to create a goal or two.
The Frenchman scored a brace on his DFB-Pokal debut. He has yet to register a goal in the Bundesliga. The above show map shows that Honorat likes to cut inside and make space to take a shot. This is what most of the wingers do. He will look to score goals in the league and gain a bit of confidence.
Borussia Monchengladbach are sitting in the second half of the table. They have been inconsistent and settling in such a team is not easy. Franck Honorat will look to create more goals and take his side back to Europe.
Visuals via TFA data viz engine