Comment: The Causa Kruse only knows losers
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After the 1-0 win in Frankfurt, VfL Wolfsburg coach Niko Kovac announced that Max Kruse would no longer play for VfL. The decision is right, but comes too late. Kovac, Marcel Schäfer and Jörg Schmadtke were too inconsistent for a long time.
As coach Niko Kovac announced after the victory in Frankfurt, Max Kruse will no longer play for VfL Wolfsburg. A hard but understandable decision. Nevertheless, the question arises as to why VfL did not part with Kruse during the transfer period. A comment
Those responsible in Wolfsburg (and all of football Germany) knew from the start that the relationship between discipline fanatic Kovac and bon vivant Kruse could be difficult. The 34-year-old undoubtedly has qualities “that not many in the Bundesliga have,” as Kovac aptly stated during pre-season. However, Kruse’s penchant for self-expression and his proudly presented Hallodritum are also unparalleled.
The end of the offensive man is therefore not surprising. With zero goals, zero assists, a few kilos too much on his ribs and provocative statements on social media, Kruse recently only caused a stir off the pitch. In view of a contract that runs until 2023, the question arises as to how things will continue with the 14-time national player at VfL.
According to reports, an exclusion from professional training is not planned and can hardly be enforced from an employment law perspective. A sale is also ruled out due to the closed transfer window. Only a contract termination would give the wolves the opportunity to quickly and quietly close the Max Kruse chapter.
But even if the Lower Saxony agrees with the attacker on a (of course expensive) resolution of the working paper, the timing of the separation remains questionable. The Kruse-Aus comes too late and should have happened when the transfer window was still open.
The Causa Kruse therefore only knows losers: on the one hand the increasingly unpopular professional himself, on the other hand the long inconsistent VfL decision-makers around coach Niko Kovac, sports director Marcel Schäfer and managing director Jörg Schmadtke.
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