Dieter Hecking takes the stage of the Europa Suite on the first floor of the Old Trafford in Manchester with visibly good mood. He grins at the cameras, a loose spell here, a loose saying there. Anticipation offensive shown characterizes the appearance of the Wolfsburg coach before the Champions League match at Manchester United this Wednesday (20.45 clock, live ticker SPIEGEL ONLINE, TV: ZDF), the address of VfL confident after the 1: 0 against CSKA Moscow.
In addition to Hecking man place, the anticipation and confidence takes well hidden. Max Kruse has changed this summer for twelve million euros of Borussia Mönchengladbach to Wolfsburg to take the next step in his career, as it is called in German industry. Not to swing big speeches at press conferences.
He has his arms crossed, his lips form a line. When he speaks, he looks slightly down, to nowhere. Only once did he stirs noticeable when he is asked about the reunion with Bastian Schweinsteiger, hired the colleagues from the national team since the summer in Manchester. Kruse focuses on in his chair and laughs: “We get along great, but the focus is of course that we enjoy the game and bring our best performance on the court..”
This is a typical KRUSE Set. In the foreground is always the team, at least in its rhetoric. He takes care not to say anything, resulting in a scandalous headline could rooms. Just do not offend.
Bundesliga breakthrough in Freiburg
So reluctant Kruse was not always. From his time in Freiburg, the story is narrated that he liked to have had howl until he did it sometime before the favorite cafe of his former coach Christian Streich the engine of his Maserati into the streets of the city. String does not like soccer players who behave like rock stars, and should Kruse have taken to task. After his move to Borussia Mönchengladbach two years ago Kruse was painting his vehicle in camouflage colors. He was just a car freak, he said at the time.
When it comes to football Kruse has ignited late because he had not initially operated the profession with absolute sincerity, which he himself admits. Kruse comes from the offspring of Werder Bremen, spent three years at FC St. Pauli, before Freiburg in his breakthrough. With The Freiburg he came to the semifinals of the German Cup and the Europa League, was first nominated for the national team. Since he was already 25 years old. After his move to Mönchengladbach Kruse scored in the very first season with twelve gates, and made twelve templates. In the national team squad for the World Cup last year, he still did not make it
With 27 years Kruse arrived there, where he always wanted:. In the Champions League, at Old Trafford in Manchester. Fear not make him the big stage. “We played all before 70,000 or 80,000 spectators, not knocks us down,” says Kruse
goalless Kruse:. In Wolfsburg with teething problems
His task at VfL is not to be underestimated: Kruse will help to compensate for the departure of Kevin De Bruyne to Manchester City. Trainer Hecking has switched the system was, last operate with four players in midfield, in the middle of the FC Schalke 04 have come Julian Draxler and Kruse. They share De Bruynes job. “There was a break. But we have to get those players who can aggressively to set an example,” said Hecking. He means well Kruse.
So many characters has the access from Mönchengladbach not yet set: In seven Bundesliga matches Kruse is still without a goal, after all, he prepared a hit before. “I try to involve myself. This works just fine to me. But I’m not yet at the end of my journey,” says Kruse. It is but normal, not to be after six weeks at a new club at 100 percent.
The integration into the team caused him no problems, how it looks, especially thanks to the acquaintances from the national team. At the last training before the match against Manchester Kruse turned his rounds at Old Trafford on the side of André Schürrle, gesticulating, laughing. On the lawn, he obviously feels more comfortable than at press conferences.
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