Over the past decade, a number of traditional strong teams in the Bundesliga have been relegated, from the former Bundesliga champions Hamburg and Bremen to the Europa League champions Schalke 04, these familiar old teams are now in the Bundesliga. Stuttgart, a famous German football player, is now facing a return to the Bundesliga.
In this round of the Bundesliga, the poor Stuttgart is still not out of the slump, they lost 2-4 away to Bayer Leverkusen, lost 6 of the last 7 rounds, and 18 points after 22 rounds are in second to last. Stuttgart is already deep in the relegation zone, only playing the last seven rounds to draw the first place Infirst, and conceding 17 goals in the remaining 6 games, becoming a "scorer" for other teams. Even in the 2018-19 season, which was last relegated, Stuttgart's record for the same period was much stronger than it is today.
Although Wolfsburg, Borussia Möncheng and Hertha Berlin have also had relegation hazards this season, Stuttgart has the highest chance of relegation among the traditional strong teams. Consecutive losses lead to low morale and are very likely to suffer their third relegation in 6 years. In the 2015-16 season, Stuttgart was relegated directly to the bottom with 33 points, and in the 2018-19 season, Stuttgart ranked third from the bottom with 28 points, but was relegated again after losing the promotion play-off. Last season' return to the Bundesliga was a good record, with 45 points in 9th place, but now only 4 games after 22 rounds, setting the worst record in team history. In such poor form, Stuttgart has already been a relegation favourite this season.
After this round, Stuttgart continued to trail the penultimate third place Augsburg by four points, and was unable to change the team's long-term decline after only one loan in the winter transfer period. Thomas, the newcomer to this round of two dollars, is the only good news for Stuttgart, but it is obviously unrealistic to expect the 19-year-old to take on the heavy responsibility. Stuttgart's poor defence is the more lethal factor, and the winter transfer has not made any adjustments at the midfield.
Stuttgart was once the most prestigious academy in German football, but in recent seasons their ability to train new talents has declined, and the club's economic situation is not satisfactory, all of which are "common diseases" of the old Bundesliga clubs. Poor management and poor blood transfusions, Stuttgart has become another famous "lift" in German football.