VfL Wolfsburg – The twelfth man – Frankfurter Rundschau

May 31, 2015

The currently second-best German team Germany: VfL Wolfsburg to win for the first time the DFB Cup. Photo: AFP

Even with the power of the memory of the deceased teammate Junior Malanda of VfL Wolfsburg to win for the first time the DFB Cup

The next day saw many Wolfsburg fans quite deranged. Until five in the morning clock the condition fittest had celebrated at Hackescher Markt in the heart of Berlin. And later in the morning then, at half past ten in the ICE on the quick ride home, everyone could see that there are actually real people with a headache after a night that support the VfL Wolfsburg, and not directly from the VW plant in the capital transported robot. But it was funny already: Before the final, had been in Berlin can indeed views at every turn Dortmund supporters in hordes and listen, the Wolfsburg-based green-white contrast perceived only in very careful observation at all

Wolfsburg wins in the DFB Cup against BVB

But then they had a whole curve occupied and an addition beautiful green and gold choreography devised. That was Been more impressive than the kindling of Dortmund curve, which is why one half of the Olympic Stadium was covered at the beginning in yellow fog. “After this final,” formulated a boisterous trainer Dieter Hecking afterwards, “we no longer need to talk about it, that we are of no interest.”

In fact, there is evidence that this second Wolfsburg title win after the competition under Felix Magath has more substance than in 2009. At that time nothing was quickly left the feeling of happiness, and of the team either. This time, the power and the staff to be preserved longer, sporting director Klaus Allofs will therefore still put together this week with the consultant of the main player Kevin de Bruyne. Is rumored a raise from five to eight million euros. That sounds like a lot, that’s a lot, but it would be by international standards but the realistic value for the offered performance of the Belgian.

De Bruyne was also in Berlin for the best players the better team. But his goal to 2: 1 lead was the precision of superior shooting technique and great apprehension. The hit to the Wolfsburg had developed along the lines of faded Dortmund pressing machine and so won the ball near the penalty box.

One should perhaps be a little skeptical because the statistics arches behind the “Volkswagen Data Service “was received, but the numbers were still impressive and seemed to reflect the events faithfully: After Wolfsburg came in an impressive duel ratio of 58:42 percent. In their very own strength Dortmund had thus been clearly weaker. And it was certainly regarded appalling that Borussia after their leaders and the big wasted opportunity by Marco Reus for possible 2: 0 buckled like a primrose in hailstorm after Wolfsburg had equalized by Luis Gustavo

The King of Wolfsburg: Dieter Hecking. Photo: AFP

The Lower Saxony took 18 minutes to fix the final score between the 22nd and 38th minute. Then they mixed largely sovereign concentrated defensive work with putting dangerous pinpricks. It was clear once again: The builder Hecking and Allofs have put together with lots and lots of money and lots of technical knowledge a team that can claim with some distance in second place in the country behind the Bayern currently. “We have told us two years ago:” If we take this club on course, we already something managed “, Hecking told later that evening,” and afterwards we congratulated each other that we did the “And there. not even sound pretentious, as the coach added: “We have done with Klaus Allofs and me at the top Outstanding.”

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The five-time family man was published with a cap with the inscription “King” in the press conference. Such to splurge obvious is certainly not the type of house Hecking, but there was a plausible explanation: “One of my sons has just said. If you win, you have to raise this cap” A father can not say no to his son yes. “Long but did not think a good piece on the coach head, soon came defender Naldo and promoted even during the press conference the content a mug of beer on the supervisors.

In all the exuberance mingled but also memories of the deceased in January in a traffic accident on the A 2 Junior Malanda. Former team-mate was so Hecking, been “present throughout the second half of time”. Even in the mid-term of the Final game of head coach had again all to the Belgian, who was only 20 years old, remembers: “Remember, men, if we should run out of steam, we still have a twelfth man.”