At Wolfsburg Niko Kovac (50) has the double crisis. In the league only one win after seven games and thus table penultimate. In addition, the problem topic Max Kruse (34).
The Croatian suspended the cult striker and even demoted him to goalkeeping coach. Kovac is getting more and more annoyed by Kruse’s permanent media presence and the public discussion.
Captain Maximilian Arnold (28) is also annoyed. “Everyone knows about the qualities of Max Kruse,” emphasized the midfield strategist after the 2-0 defeat at Union Berlin, adding: “Everyone also knows about the qualities that Max Kruse doesn’t have.”
Arnold stinks against Kruse
What the three-time national player means exactly, he leaves open. Possibly Wolfsburg’s captain is addressing the lack of training performance or the lack of training motivation.
Sponsor and ex-Wolfsburg coach Florian Kohfeldt (39/currently without a club) admitted that Kruse does not always go full throttle during preparation for a Bundesliga game: “Perhaps from time to time during training you wish you were already heading towards a competition.”
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In the meantime, the question arises as to how long Kruse will continue to train at VfL. Discussions about a contract termination are to be held in the next few days. His working paper runs until the summer of 2023.
Club, coach and many players would like a quick end. Arnold emphasized on Sunday: “As if VfL Wolfsburg only consisted of Max Kruse. We should tone down the topic a bit.”