Before the 2016/17 season started for Borussia Dortmund, it was obvious to many that there would be a few cases of hardship within the Black and Yellows' squad.
It comes with the territory of a summer of upheaval that saw the club add no fewer than eight players following the departure of three regular starters in Mats Hummels, Ilkay Gundogan and Henrikh Mkhitaryan, as well as the sales of midfield back-up Moritz Leitner and fan favourite Jakub Blaszczykowski, who had spent the previous year on loan.
The Ruhr side have acquired so much depth that some players would always struggle for playing time, or to even make the bench for any given match.