St. Louis: Ex-St. Paulian Hartel continues to fight in the crisis!

St. Louis: Ex-St. Paulian Hartel continues to fight in the crisis!

What's new from distant America? The football club St. Louis City SC continues to rotate in a circle, and the ex-St. Paulian Marcel Hartel has not yet been able to free himself from the crisis. After a promising start to the season, in which the team from Missouri shone with eight points from the first four games, it was soon said "defeat, after defeat". In the meantime, St. Louis has been waiting for a win for eleven games, which the mood in the team and the fans should have a lot. Only a short glimmer of hope came with a 2-1 win against the San Jose Earthquakes at the end of May 2023, which was quickly in the sand-recently you had to give up Houston Dynamo 0: 1. Some may be wondering how quickly it can go downhill in the Major League Soccer (MLS).

The situation is dramatic: St. Louis City SC can be found in the 14th place of 15 in the Western Conference. Only the La Galaxy have an even weaker balance. It will be exciting in the coming weeks whether the team can pull the helm around or whether the negative series extends. Hartel is a regular player and at times wore the captain's armband, but he also cannot lift the team performance alone. A fixed place in the Starting Eleven is not enough to get an entire team from the misery.

upheaval at St. Louis City SC

The past seasons were up and down for St. Louis. The 2023 debut season was promising because the team led the Western Conference. But the following season was less pleasant and St. Louis was thrown out of the playoff race as the third team from the Western Conference. The expectations of the coming 2025 season are all the more important, and those responsible are optimistic. John Hackworth, who is currently acting as an interim coach, could get the chance to lead the club's fortunes in the long term. The squad planning for the new season is already in full swing and the faces of the new additions make you take notice. There is, for example, Cedric Teuchert, who already causes a sensation with five goals in seven MLS games.

In the future, however, not only the offensive will have to convince. The team conceded 58 goals this season, which represents one of the worst values ​​in the league - there is a need for action here. Defensive players such as Eduard Lowen and the strong goalkeeper Roman Bürki are key figures who urgently need to increase their performance to get the team on course. It is also considered about a new head coach, with Danny Cruz, the coach of Louisville City, as a possible candidate.

market value and opportunities

in a league in which the competition does not sleep, the expectations of St. Louis City SC are high. The overall market value of the Major League Soccer is currently 1.26 billion euros. St. Louis City SC is located in midfield with a market value of around 36 million euros and a player age of an average of 26.2 years. This history of players shows that there is still room for improvement for the team when you compare performance with other teams. An example pleasant? Inter Miami CF has known names in his squad and is considered one of the teams with the highest market values ​​in the league

If St. Louis can master the challenges of last season, the next season could bring an exciting turn - and maybe Marcel Hartel could also contribute to it. In the end it remains to be seen whether the team can find the connection again or whether the crisis is lower than previously thought.

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