Moritz Bauer

Player of the year at decent russian club, good age, stoke paid 6m for him but they are a shitshow, seems to have a good delivery. Loan with option to buy, all good.

 

By all accounts he was brilliant in austria then quickly earned himself a move to EPL after a year at Kazan.

 

Oh oh...guess We are still attracting "dross" from other teams....which explains exactly why teams like Cluj eliminate us from CL... Not impressed, hope we don't sign anymore players if this is the caliber!

 

Still yet another loan, though.

 

Very true but then there’s lots of games to play and Hatem has struggled to stay fit, I think Lenny wants the depth to rotate a lot this season.

 

I'd have to disagree with 'decent carear'. He's 27 and he's only ever played more than 21 games in a season once.

16, 13, 15, 16, 33, 21, 16, 15, 8, 0 (this season).

 

Not even seen him play for us yet and * like this moaning already, a lot of folk moaned about Hatem and if he stays fit he could be an absolute bargain.

 

...Surly £2M + Jack Hendry would have gotten us G.Taylor frae Killie, a decent young player to build a defense around along with the likes of young Ajer....but I guess no...biscuit tin firmly shut as per usual

 

"Meling at the back post"....

"Back of the net"

 

Bauer joined Rubin in the summer of 2016, the first signing made under the management of Javi Gracia in a summer where the club ended up spending €40m in total, and around €4 million of that was on Bauer. A right back, he quickly established himself as first choice in his favoured position for Rubin and soon became a fan favourite thanks to his confident and impressive performances, picking up four assists in his first ten appearances for the club.

Since then, Bauer has rarely been out of the Rubin side, and his performances have seen him earn international recognition, picking up four caps for Austria, the nationality of his parents despite being born in Switzerland, in which he has caught the eye of the fans and pundits alike.

To top things off, Bauer was voted Rubin’s player of the year for 2017, highlighting just how far he has come and that despite poor defensive performances from the team as a whole, Bauer’s strong performances and hard working attitude made him stand out as consistent performer on a regular basis, arguably establishing himself as one of the leagues top three right backs, along with Mario Fernandes of CSKA Moscow, and Igor Smolnikov of Zenit St. Petersburg.

The Austrian’s style of play is marked by a number of qualities which should help him adapt well to English football and Stoke in particular. As a right back, Bauer has a combination of excellent speed, strong technical ability, even in tight spaces, and a powerful attacking mentality which see’s the Austrian roam forward at any opportunity to put his excellent crossing to use. He also has a mean long throw in. Bauer is a very clever individual as you will soon find out, and so while he can often lack in his defensive positioning – sometimes making up for it with his pace – he does have the mental ability to learn, adapt and improve himself under the experienced coaches of the Premier League.

Off the pitch, Bauer is one of the most interesting personalities in football and has hobbies that most footballers wouldn’t even think of doing. Perhaps most notably, he is a qualified pilot and regularly flies propeller aeroplanes during his breaks from football. He can also play the piano and is a polyglot, speaking five languages; French, German, English, Spanish and a basic level of Russian, which due to picking up quickly by living with a Russian family, made him a big favourite among Rubin fans.

Bauer’s departure from Rubin is a forced departure, and the club and fans alike would both prefer to keep hold of their favourite player, but due to their poor financial situation, Rubin asked all but four of their foreign players to find a new club, Bauer being the first to do so.

Rubin’s fans will miss him greatly, and when rumours of his departure began to surface, a number of fans commented on the Rubin Hoods supporter group on Russian social network VK and the general theme was of great sadness and regret, though some comments stand out to paint a picture of just how endeared he was:

 

Big sexy.

 

I don't think he will be first choice, back up to Hatem so might not be too bad as he wont be playing every game

 

Why are you talking to yourself?

 

Point taken, mate..nae offence meant, but if the bloke cannae get game time at Stoke, then I doubt he is gonna set Parkhead alight...but ok, time will tell...somebody at the helm must have seen something in him?

Yours in Celtic, HH

 

Even stoke fans say hes qaulity. Hes gonna blow you away pal. Just wait.

 

His ability won't be in question, itl be his mental strength to bring that ability out after being in a failing Stoke team without playing. Can he switch it back on, that is the question.

 

Seems a sound bloke going by this, we'll give him time before making judgements eh and the guy can swear in 5 languages as well.......

 

He was excellent in Austria by all accounts and after a year in Kazan earned his move to Stoke, plenty Stoke fans saying he’s great but doesn’t get on with the manager. Lets see how he plays first.

 

...cause I like the answers I get... or because I haven't posted in a long while!

 

So ifs he pish Like tolijan and pay 4 or 5 million we’re stuck with him loan if he does well it becomes permanent makes sense. If gash we pap him back