Is that bitter!
Wolfsburg’s long-term patient William (26) celebrated his comeback Wednesday in the test (1: 3) against Hansa Rostock 265 days after his second cruciate ligament tear. The feelings of happiness did not last six minutes.
The right-back came on as a substitute at the beginning of the second half. In the 51st minute he went to the ground without any outside interference. The grip went immediately to his right knee – his cruciate ligament knee. Then he indicated that he had to be replaced immediately.
The William shock!
“Unfortunately, we had a little bit of shock with Willi. It would of course be dramatic if something happened again, ”says coach Florian Kohfeldt (39). A detailed examination should provide information about the severity of the injury.
Curious: Originally, the Brazilian was supposed to be in the starting line-up against the second division team. However, Kohfeldt spontaneously changed his mind and ordered William to the bench.
“We had a little incident while warming up. We then checked it thoroughly. But then there was the green light and I hope that nothing bad happened, ”explains Kohfeldt.
Wednesday was not a nice day for him personally either. Because the ex-Bremer had to cope with his first bankruptcy as Wolfsburg coach after three wins from three games. Haris Duljevic (18th minute), Streli Mamba (60th) and Theo Martens (79th) met for the second division. Wolfsburg’s Dodi Lukébakio (24) scored the connection to make it 1: 3 (85th).
The weak performance in particular should have been frustrating. After the final whistle, Maximilian Philipp (27) found clear words: “You can see that if you don’t tackle certain things 100 percent, it won’t work against a second division team either. If you are not 100 percent involved, you lose a game like that. “
Philipp criticizes colleagues!
The playmaker continues: “The run-up didn’t work at all. We allowed too many scoring opportunities. It shouldn’t have been such a defeat. It’s just a question of attitude. Some want to show themselves … Of course, health is in the foreground, you don’t want to injure yourself. Nevertheless, you have to approach the matter differently. “
Kohfeldt was also dissatisfied. “You have to expect more from one or the other individually,” he says. And: “I was hoping that we would play with more intensity and compactness. I haven’t seen that with everyone. “
VfL Wolfsburg: Pervan – Lacroix, Guilavogui (46th William / 53rd Wagbe), Brooks – Lang (46th Otavio), Heller, Philipp, Roussillon – Lukebakio, F. Nmecha (71st Meier) – Ginczek.