Borussia Dortmund professionals Nico Schlotterbeck and Emré Can weren’t the one Bundesliga gamers VfB Stuttgart striker Nick Woltemade expressed grave dissatisfaction along with his aspect’s efficiency following a 2-2 draw with Holstein Kiel on Saturday afternoon. Stuttgart skipper Atakan Karazor did supply a extra optimistic take.
The 2023/24 Bundesliga runners-up are among the many high golf equipment falling behind within the quest to qualify for Europe subsequent yr. Saturday’s draw left the Swabians in eighth place within the desk, exterior even the UEFA Europa Convention League qualification spot. Wolfsburg, RB Leipzig, SC Freiburg, Eintracht Frankfurt, and are forward of Stuttgart within the race for Europe.
“You possibly can’t method a Bundesliga recreation with the shape and depth we confirmed,” Woltemade remarked within the combined zone on Saturday. “No depth, no management in duels. We have been fairly sluggish on the ball and didn’t penetrate. That was simply not adequate.
“There’s no use in setting bold objectives if one can’t obtain them,” the Germany U21 worldwide continued. “We should win matches earlier than fascinated with the longer term.“
Woltemade – who opted to hitch Stuttgart on a free from Werder Bremen this previous offseason – appeared pissed off that he didn’t get an opportunity to hitch the Champions League aspect he thought he was headed to. VfB head coach Sebastian Hoeneß famously couldn’t discover room for Woltemade on the autumn UCL squad throughout the group phases.
By the point Woltemade established himself within the league, there can be no UCL spring soccer for the eradicated Württembergers. VfB captain Atakan Karazor took a extra optimistic view. Regardless of all their points, Stuttgart are nonetheless solely 5 factors beneath fourth-placed Eintracht Frankfurt. Dino Toppmöller’s SGE
“There are nonetheless 9 video games to go and quite a bit can nonetheless occur in these 9 video games,” Karazor stated on Saturday. “Our aim stays the identical: we wish to be up there with the highest golf equipment. We have now what it takes. To try this, we’ve got to get again to our previous energy.“
GGFN | Peter Weis