The new Southampton signing who is already topping these rankings | OneFootball

Keven Schlotterbeck has made an immediate impact for Southampton, the late-window arrival already sitting top of the centre-back rankings after a string of composed displays.

According to Sainstmarching.com, he leads the FotMob ratings at 7.56, ahead of Phil Neumann on 7.49, Max Cleworth 7.47, Konstantinos Mavropanos 7.41 and Jimmy Dunne 7.39.

The German joined on 27 August and was pitched straight in a day later against early leaders Millwall, winning three aerial duels in a 5-1 victory.

He then scored on his St Mary’s debut against Birmingham City and, last time out, produced a crucial goal-line clearance in the 4-1 win over Bristol City.

Schlotterbeck’s start has helped steady Tonda Eckert’s 33-year-old regime, despite the manager’s looming FA ban related to Spygate, with team-mates fully buying in. Cyle Larin has seven goals in seven, while Finn Azaz delivered one goal and two assists against Bristol City. Averaging 5.8 duels won across five outings, the number 13 has been hailed by supporters, his arrival easing the late-window loss of Taylor Harwood-Bellis to Aston Villa, and he could be a player-of-the-season contender if this level holds.

Source: Sainstmarching.com

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