Christian Streich was enthusiastic. "Madness what the vince torn off physically and football," said SC Freiburg coach after the 3: 3 against Borussia Mönchengladbach about his midfielder Vincenzo Grifo. With 11.87, the 29-year-old was the most powerful Breisgauer and with 91 percent successful passports, the two-safe professional behind six-safe Nicolas Höfler (93 percent). Warm words that Grifo (Freiburg goals note 2) deserved.
The German -Italian is with nine goals and nine templates Freiburg's best scorer - as in the previous two. In 2020/21, nine goals and ten assists in the statistics after 34 match days, in 2019/20 Grifo netted four times and put on his colleagues nine times. As a thinker and handlebar in the attack game of Streich's team, the experienced right -wing footer (171 Bundesliga games) is irreplaceable. On the left wing, together with friend and captain Christian Günter, he forms a difficult duo, both are also dangerous standard shooters. There are not many better tandems in the Bundesliga on this page. "Vince" is Streich's most reliable scorer - and flexible. Against Mönchengladbach he moved behind the top to the tens position. A role that Grifo knows: Even if he is officially listed as a wing player, he often moves far into the center.
last again in impressive form
Nevertheless, at the beginning of 2022 it was not as desired. Grifo remained six league games in a row without goal participation. That had previously happened to him at the beginning of the second half of the 2019/20 season. But it is now running again. The vice captain was involved in six of the 19 Freiburg goals in the past ten competitive games. This is just more than a third - an outstanding value. With an average of 3.02, Grifo is also Freiburg's second best player after Freiburg goals notes. Only the vertical starter Nico Schlotterbeck (2.67) is even better rated.
Grifo is in top form, just in time before the season finale. For the first time he is in the final of the DFB Cup and could secure a title. And the chance of moving into the Champions League is still there. For the TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, he has been on an international parquet, in November 2018. In the group phase of the Champions League there was a 2-3 defeat against Schachtar Donetsk, Grifo was substituted for five minutes in the final phase. It is quite possible that he will be able to play more minutes in Europe next season.
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