Where did it all go wrong at Wolfsburg?
Where did it all go wrong at Wolfsburg?
By Amy Quinn, writing from Dublin.
Sat down today to try and make sense of the chaos at VfL Wolfsburg, a club I have followed on and off since the wake of their championship winning 08/09 season. Since then, many things have changed. Felix Magath, the coach who achieved what seemed impossible with the Lower Saxony side, has moved on to Schalke. Edin Dzeko, who netted over twenty goals that year, has taken up the Premiership challenge at Manchester City. Armin Veh, Magath’s immediate replacement for the 09/10 season, now plies his trade at Hamburger SV - just a short drive west of Wolfsburg. Lorenz Gunther-Kostner, Wolfsburg’s reserve team coach, replaced Veh as caretaker manager until the end of that season, before returning to his original position when the permanent job was taken by Steve McClaren. As of yesterday, February 7th, Wolfsburg’s manager is Pierre Littbarski - assistant coach under McClaren, on an interim basis. Confused yet? I am.
That’s four managers in the space of two years - four managers since Wolfsburg clinched the Bundesliga crown in spectacular fashion. Where did it all go wrong?
(Source: philosofooty)
