No winter sales necessary
CEO Alexander Wehrle has defended Bruno Labbadia’s commitment as the new coach of VfB Stuttgart, which is threatened with relegation, against criticism. “In the end, it’s the sporting results that count,” Wehrle said.picture‘ and asked for patience. “It’s about his meticulousness and passion, which he will pass on to the team. Then the comments will also be more positive.”
Labbadia looked after the Bundesliga side in 119 competitive games between December 2010 and August 2013, collecting an average of 1.46 points. In this millennium, only three Stuttgart trainers had longer tenures than the former goalscorer. Especially in the last year of this phase, he was repeatedly criticized in public. Some observers in the environment of VfB and fans of the club, also in the TM community, therefore judge the return campaign negatively.
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“I see many parallels here to a Hannover 96 with a Mirko Slomka. Say ‘Everything used to be great’. In the end it was three meager wins in 13 games in the 2nd Bundesliga. I’m already assuming that Labbadia will go into the 2nd division, but with this coach you have to invest money. I’m very skeptical that it will work out between Labbadia and Wohlgemuth (new VfB sporting director; editor’s note),” wrote, for example, “Amnesia” on Wednesday in the Stuttgart forum at Transfermarkt. “justlittlethought” summarizes many thoughts and the background of the criticism: “The forum is relatively unanimous on that. Some believe that Labbadia will stay up in the league (and some do not), that he will last until the end of his contract in 2025, almost nobody believes.
Wehrle said about the discussion: “With a traditional club, it is always the case that emotions and passion are involved”. There are also many people at VfB “who are looking forward to Bruno”. Labbadia will gather the team next Monday for the first practice session. Table 16 starts the rest of the season with 19 games left. on January 21, 2023 with the home game against 1. FSV Mainz 05.
1.) hardly anyone doubts that you can keep the class with Labbadia. Based on his experience alone, he will know where to apply the levers in order to collect the necessary points. So it’s not even a question of whether Labbadia is the right decision at this point in time – FOR THE FIGHT FOR THE DEGRADITION. Sure, many would have preferred a trainer who works “future-oriented” and would have continued along the same path, but who would still find the adjustment screws that …
According to Wehrle, in the winter transfer window, which is then in full swing, VfB is not dependent on player sales, as is sometimes reported elsewhere: “No, we don’t have to sell any players in winter. Like 14 other clubs, we will also have to generate transfer income in the summer.” However, thought should be given to a good offer for the most valuable players in the squad, writes “Bild”.
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