The Kohfeldt effect: He was immediately in our head

The sudden Wolfsburg relief broke in the exuberant goalkeeper of Maximilian Arnold the most obvious railway. With the hit for 2-0 in Leverkusen, the midfield handlebar sealed the first VFL success after the last eight compulsory games without victory. An incredibly good feeling, Josha Guilavogui confirmed after final whistle. And the perfect debut for the new coach Florian Kohfeldt. One or the other Wolfsburg had nevertheless to fight in the catacombs of the BayArena with an emotional mix. Again, the example of Arnold was most clearly. The 27-year-old was wondering not to take any words in his mouth, which could be interpreted as a reply against Kohfeldt predecessor Mark van Bommel. So Arnold formulated: It s never nice if you are co-responsible that the coach is thrown out. And: Now everyone says, it hangs together with the coach change. I would not make it so easy. You never know how it would have been when he ( van Bommel, note of the editor ) would have been a trainer yet. The fact that a coach had to go again after such a short term again, Arnold in front of the zdf camera actually called morbal, which promptly brought him a gentle ruffle of sports director Marcel Schäfer: Maxi is well advised to focus on his duties. He did that very well today...

The reverse lock is obvious: Van Bommel s ideas blocked the team

The fact that Arnold wanted to criticize the club guidance for the rapid coach change can be excluded in the context of his other statements from Saturday. Rather, it was probably a concern to express his thoughtfulness about the general practices of the industry. At the same time, especially from the words of the VfL record player, it was very probably what the responsible persons had took over, surprisingly early to pull the tear. Kohfeldt, remarked Arnold, have made an important impulse. Specifically, He brought the intensity against the ball, which has awarded us last year. This property, so Arnold continues, must have a coach announcements, demand, also rang loudly. Then it is transferred to the team and every single one. It is a change in philosophy, which you have seen that. The reverse lock is obvious: If a new coach can establish the mentioned virtues - Our DNA, so Guilavogui - quasi again in no time establishing, then that means: Van Bommel has to have the team regularly blocked with its content ideas. Kohfeldt was immediately in our head, it was a head problem before, adds Guilavogui, which indicates between the rows on another possible drawback of the predecessor: Kohfeldt knows the Bundesliga. He knows exactly how he wants to play.

He wants an emotional team, and so he s himself

Another confirmation provided striker Lukas Nmecha: The coaches are very different. With Florian Kohfeldt, it was very much for intensity now. He also brings himself in his meetings, and we needed that. He would like to have an emotional team, and he wants to have an emotional team That s the way it is. It s a good feeling in the square. And: One wonders why it was not like that before. It knows, at least officially, even shepherd no answer. He only holds: We talk about things that the team has awarded the team over a very long period of time and which can be influenced at any time: body language, intensity, willingness to go to limits. If we lose these virtues over a longer period of time, that leads to the fact that we analyze the situation in the sporting leadership. Why has that led, you have seen. And making decisions we always make completely conviction. In one as in the other direction.

A double confirmation for Schmadtke and Schäfer

Schäfer and Managing Director Jörg Schmadtke can therefore record the rapid reversal of their team at the appearance in Leverkusen in two ways as confirmation. On the one hand, that they are inferior to the Van Bommel decision in the past summer of a capital misjudgment, which remains inexplicable from the outside. On the other hand, however, that they were correct with the consistent correction. About the long-term work Kohfeldt does not necessarily say something. The football instructor itself is clarified enough to hold down: In the first game is always a small special effect I do not want to lie away. The claim to us must be that it will be owed. I m reluctant to spread euphoria now. Nevertheless, the prerequisites are good that Kohfeldt s premiere in Wolfsburg is the beginning of a success story. Both psychological and tactical with the conversion to triple chain helped the football teacher his except occurring professionals right on the right to safety and stability. If this is accompanied by this in the upcoming games against Salzburg and Augsburg with other success experiences, credibility and authority of the coach within the team can solidify quickly. That Kohfeldt also stands for a functioning offensive plan, he has proven sufficiently due to Bremer times over a longer period of time. And more than the mentioned ingredients is unlikely to hardly need in view of the Wolfsburg squad quality.