Coach and club boss set to leave soon? Bundesliga club facing turmoil | OneFootball

No victory in the last five league games, with only five points placing them at 15th in the Bundesliga table. VfL Wolfsburg is currently falling short of expectations. Is a major upheaval imminent?

Despite a disappointing start to the season, the Wolfsburg executives have so far stood by coach Paul Simonis: "This is not a discussion that needs to be centered around the coach, but around each individual who has been on the field. Everyone must be self-critical enough to admit that we have not individually delivered the performance needed to compete against a team like VfB Stuttgart," emphasized sporting director Sebastian Schindzielorz after the 0-3 loss to Stuttgart last Saturday.

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However, it seems the situation is becoming increasingly precarious for the Wolves' coach. According to a report by 'Bild', even the players themselves have started to express criticism of Simonis to the club's management. Training content, coaching decisions, and the attitudes of some teammates have reportedly been criticized.

The criticism, which is growing louder internally, no longer concerns just the coach, who only joined the team in July of this year. According to 'Bild', voices from within the club suggest that Simonis is merely acting as a puppet for VfL managing director Peter Christiansen. His work is also being viewed increasingly critically by the supervisory board, and an extension of his contract is currently unlikely.

On Saturday, the Wolves face an away game against the newly promoted Hamburger SV. They need to secure some points there if the sporting crisis is not to worsen. Two potential scapegoats seem to have already been identified.

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