Wolfsburg's new departure: title ambitions and fresh wind in the team!

Wolfsburg's new departure: title ambitions and fresh wind in the team!

VfL Wolfsburg is facing a change in the coming season, since the club wants to return to the top of the women's Bundesliga after three years without championship titles. This is emphasized by coach Stephan Lerch, who expressly expresses his ambitions to play titles again. Lerch was head coach from 2017 to 2021 and was able to win the German championship three times and four times the DFB Cup. He is now returning to the sidelines and is supposed to re -shape the team.

In the current transfer phase, VfL Wolfsburg has already recorded twelve departures. Among the adopted players are prominent names such as Jule Brand, which changes to Olympique Lyon, and Marina Hegering, who changes to the 1. FC Köln. Next season, goalkeeper Anneke Borbe and the offensive player Sveindis Jonsdottir and defender Lynn Wilms will no longer be in the squad. The official farewell of these players takes place in the last home game against Bayer Leverkusen, an event that is broadcast live at Sport1.

new wind in the team

Despite the numerous departures, VfL Wolfsburg has also signed new players. Among them are national players such as Cora Zicai from SC Freiburg and Stina Johannes von Eintracht Frankfurt, who are supposed to bring a breath of fresh air to the team. Sports director Ralf Kellermann is optimistic that the coming season will be better than the last. He admits that the team dynamics have not been correct in the past season and that it lacked the necessary mentality.

currently VfL is fighting for direct Champions League qualification on the last match day and takes second place with 48 points, one point ahead of Eintracht Frankfurt, which has to take the detour through the qualification. FC Bayern Munich won the Bundesliga championship this season and could continue to put pressure on this dominance.

outlook

The ambitions of coach Lerch and sports director Kellermann are clear: Wolfsburg wants to fight for titles again. The great successes of the past few years are to be linked, but this requires not only new players, but also a strong team chemistry and a combative mentality on the square. Whether this succeeds will be shown in the coming season.

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