Bruno Labbadia should lead the relegation-threatened Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart to stay up. In the coming weeks, a decision will be made on which staff he will ultimately trust.
According to the current “kicker” report, one thing is clear above all: At VfB it will be more uncomfortable for the pros when they go back to the training ground next Monday. The younger part of the team in particular has been treated with kid gloves in recent times and was allowed to play unconcernedly under their predecessors Matarazzo and Wimmer.
The desired lightness should now give way to clearer rules under the experienced Bundesliga coach Labbadia – on and off the pitch.
With a stricter line, the returned VfB head coach also wants to rally the Swabian supporters behind him. Most of them were skeptical about the new coach on social media.
Probably the biggest construction sites in the Stuttgart game are currently the exploitation of chances in front of the opposing goal and the low mileage compared to the Bundesliga average.
Sosa decision at VfB Stuttgart is still pending
For the latter, fitness expert Günter Kern was hired to take care of the physical condition of the VfB stars. According to the specialist magazine, it remains to be seen whether and to what extent he will work for the previous athletic trainer Oliver Bartlett.
In relation to the squad of licensed players, the most exciting personal details will not be decided until January at the earliest. Borna Sosa, who is currently still playing with the Croatian national team for the World Cup title in Qatar, could leave the club in winter if he could bring in a considerable transfer fee.
As an alternative for the left-back position, the Stuttgarters probably have Maximilian Mittelstädt from Hertha BSC on the screen. By the summer at the latest, when his contract with the Berliners expires, he could find his way to the Ländle, they say.