A small Dutch Cup title may not look remarkable, but it can still make him excited that he has won the Hercules Cup, and Götze, who is about to turn 30, is starting the second spring of his career. Yesterday, he helped Eindhoven to win the most important title in recent seasons, the Dutch Cup, and also achieved his major breakthrough in seven years.
Since he was invaded by a strange disease 7 years ago, he was once considered the top star in world football and fell to the altar. Götze's classic moment of being grounded in the World Cup final in Brazil was frozen in the high point of his playing career, and the 22-year-old has since experienced a series of twists and turns. Today, he has not continued to wither away from being reduced to "mixed rice" in the Dutch armor. In fact, before winning the cup with Ajax, Götze had already made as many as 45 starts for Eindhoven this season, a statistic that even set a career record, and even during the Time at Dortmund and Bayern he had never played so many starts in a season! It is enough to prove that the current body of Getze has long since returned to the level of near its peak.
Another stat is goals and assists, the Dutch First Division, European games and the Dutch Cup, Götze has handed over 11 goals and 11 assists this season, which is also his best personal data in 7 years. Once faced with the inability to play professional games, he could only start 6 games a year before two seasons, and at the age of less than 30, he almost became a marginal figure and was on the verge of hanging up his boots. After adjusting his mindset, Götze finally spent two years recovering himself after retiring from the Bundesliga stage. This season, he has shouldered the heavy responsibility of the PSV midfield commander, which makes people vaguely see the appearance of the football superstar of the year.
The Dutch League "lacks traffic", and the overall level is even only the Bundesliga level, but for Götze, he still has found the second spring of his career. The Dutch Cup was his first title in Dutch football and the 15th title of his career. There is no World Cup, Champions League and Bundesliga, but for him, who has suffered both physically and mentally, his life is perfect enough. Winning the Dutch Cup has already secured the qualification for next season's European competition, and even if Götze does not play in the World Cup, he will still not be far from the focus of European football.
The 30-year-old Götze has been away from the German national team for 4 years, away from the World Cup for 8 years, the Summer of Brazil is the peak of his life, but it is also the starting point of the second resurrection. His success is gratifying, after all, most people have long thought that his complete sinking is a fact. The circle-breaker Götze will also challenge another record he has never completed, playing 50 club games in a single season. The peak of his ability has long faded, but the scrappy Getze still deserves respect.