Status: December 20, 2020 4:45 p.m.
The positive corona tests by Maximilian Arnold and Jerome Roussillon were announced just a few hours before VfL Wolfsburg’s Bundesliga game against VfB Stuttgart on Sunday evening (6 p.m.). Three more players must be quarantined.
Nevertheless, the game of the “wolves” should take place against the newcomer. The VfL squad is of course big enough. It is at least doubtful whether the exclusion of these five professionals really avoids the risk of infection.
According to the club’s announcement on Sunday, the players have been in isolation since the afternoon of the previous day. In addition to Arnold and Roussillon, these are “direct contacts” Maximilian Philipp, who last scored the goal in Munich (1: 2), Xaver Schlager and young professional Tim Siersleben. This is a preventive measure that was carried out in coordination with the health department.
William sent into quarantine on Tuesday
A few days ago, William’s corona infection was made public. Afterwards, managing director Jörg Schmadtke had stated: “This case showed that the test system at VfL Wolfsburg works as it should.” The player behaved in an exemplary manner and had no contact with the rest of the team. Nevertheless, there were now the two other corona cases.
So far only cancellations in the second division
In this context, it is surprising that the Bundesliga game should be played. In the second and third leagues, several games have recently been canceled in comparable cases. Only in the first division has every game played as planned this season.
Steffen still feels the aftereffects
The topic affects VfL again and again. With Arnold and Roussillon, the number of those who tested positive in the Bundesliga team rises to a total of seven. Marin Pongracic, Josip Brekalo, Kevin Mbabu and Renato Steffen have already survived corona infections and are back in the Bundesliga. However, Steffen recently reported that he was still feeling the after-effects of the disease.
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