Stuttgart's promotion from 2. Bundesliga last season was secured in the final knockings of the season, but there is little danger of them returning to the second tier after a blisteringly entertaining Hinrunde in this season's Bundesliga.



Joe is joined by Berlin-based journalist, OneFootball and Arseblog's finest, Lewis Ambrose. They discuss Stuttgart's background, it's fruitful record with young players and of course the Sporting Director who has headed up the club's charge back to prominence: Sven Mislintat, formerly of Borussia Dortmund and briefly Arsenal.



3:10 - Stuttgart's background



10:16 - Gnabry, Kimmich and Leno



14:40 - 2. Bundesliga promotion



16:12 - Pellegrino Matarazzo and Stuttgart's tactics



20:19 - 11-goal wide-forward Silas Wamangituka



31:39 - Box-to-box midfielder Orel Mangala



38:41 - 6'7" Saša Kalajdžić and penalty king Nico González



45:07 - Sven Mislintat's scouting genius



56:08 - 19-year-old ex-PSG Tanguy Coulibaly