Culture tee released when Die Borussen couldn't follow up on their memorable top-four finish of the previous campaign, slipping to eighth place in the Bundesliga despite their wealth of quality attacking options. Captain Lars Stindl, young prodigy Marcus Thuram and experienced marksman Alassane Pléa all reached double-digit goal tallies as Monchengladbach scored the fourth-most goals in the league, but the side were let down by their defensive record