The VfL Wolfsburg missed a great chance in the Champions League and not only lost against Sevilla, but disappointed in almost all respects. After the strong start under Florian Kohfeldt a step backwards, the coach not only criticised his team but also showed understanding.
“Standards have to be an advantage for us today “, Kohfeldt had said on the microphone at “AmazonPrime “ before the match, referring to the physical size advantages of his eleven over the Andalusians.
In the game, however, it was the hosts who created danger from standards – and took the lead after a half-field cross (12th). “That must not happen to us, especially when we are physically superior “, said Kohfeldt, who, however, saw a much bigger problem with his team. “We didn’t clear ourselves in possession. We have to talk about very individual things. We had hectic, simple ball losses,” the coach said. His captain Maximilian Arnold put it even more drastically: “It is completely inexplicable how we could play so despondently. “
“That was not a step in the right direction “
The toothless Wolves only managed one dangerous goal, in the 23rd minute it was Lukas Nmecha who put the ball on target, Bono deflected the ball onto the crossbar. The shot came out of nowhere and had no imitator either, the second half was hard to beat in terms of harmlessness. “There were few who had normal form with the ball. The spaces were there but we didn’t play the simple solutions. That was not a step in the right direction,” analysed the new Wolfsburg coach, who suffered his first defeat in his fifth game as VfL coach.
Kohfeldt said he had to “look at his own nose “ – and by that he also meant himself. “Maybe we need to play more simple. We try things that the team didn’t do before. I also have to get to know the team first. “
But there is not much time for getting to know the team, because the last group game is already in a fortnight’ time – a real final: if VfL win, they are guaranteed a place in the last 16, otherwise they will be in fourth place. In the league, the next opponent is Borussia Dortmund on Saturday – also not too thankful a task.