The 2025 U21 European Championships have ended, with Lee Carsley’s England ultimately emerging victorious.
The Young Lions defeated Antonio Di Salvo-led Germany in the EURO U21 Final, thanks to goals from Liverpool’s Harvey Elliott, Ipswich Town’s Omari Hutchinson and Olympique de Marseille’s Jonathan Rowe.
On the German side, 1. FSV Mainz 05 duo Nelson Weiper and Paul Nebel got on the scoresheet, but it was the young English team’s day in the end.
Plenty of German players made their mark on this tournament.
In addition to Nebel (two) and Weiper (four), there was Bayern Munich target Nick Woltemade from a goalscoring standpoint.
Woltemade netted on six occasions during this tournament, finishing as the EURO U21 top scorer.
Rocco Reitz (176cm/5’9”, 72kg/159 lbs) of Borussia Mönchengladbach also produced some fine performances.
The 23-year-old midfielder has recently been heavily linked to Premier League side Fulham, with West Ham United said to be in the picture, too.
As a football fan, analyst and writer who’s always naturally gravitated towards deep-lying midfielders—be they conductors who dictate play comfortably and with a near-effortless feel or quarterbacks—6s disguised as 10s working from the shadows of their own half— Reitz was the main standout of the U21 Euros, for me—a pleasure to watch throughout the competition.
That’s why this article will be a Rocco Reitz scout report, outlining his crucial role in Germany’s journey to the EURO U21 Final.
This Rocco Reitz player analysis piece details the midfielder’s progressive nature and threat in possession, along with his reading of the game and technical quality without the ball.
Rocco Reitz At The 2025 U21 European Championships Data Analysis
Rocco Reitz was a formidable midfield asset for Germany in the U21 Euros, both in and out of possession.
He played 541 minutes in the competition—more than all but six other players.
rocco-reitz-scout-report-germany-u21-2025-analysis-tactics
Figure 1 is a scatter plot illustrating holding midfielders’ performance in Expected Threat (xT) per game and xT prevented per game (possession-adjusted) in the U21 Euros.
The xT metric helps us to evaluate Rocco Reitz’s impact for the German U21s in possession.
Meanwhile, adjusting xT prevented to consider the respective average possession of each individual’s team helps remove some bias from that particular defensive metric, allowing us to assess each holding midfielder’s defensive impact through data more accurately.
Re
Try TFA Risk Free For 14 Days
Full Access To TFA Articles
New Content 7 Days
Expert Insights
TFA Podcast Access
14 Day Free Trial
Money Back Guarantee