Before VfL Wolfsburg’s game against Werder Bremen, it is not yet clear who will be in goal for the Wolves. But regular goalkeeper Casteels is on the right track.
On Sunday (3:30 p.m.) VfL Wolfsburg will face Werder Bremen. The question then becomes whether the Wolves’ downward trend will continue – the last three games in the Bundesliga were all lost – or whether the Wolves can carry the momentum into the league after the cup win against RB Leipzig during the week and herald a turnaround .
Will Casteels return to the VfL goal?
Who will be in goal for VfL Wolfsburg in the game against Werder Bremen is still open one day before the northern derby. Regular goalkeeper Koen Casteels had to miss the last few games due to inflammation in his abdominal area. Pavao Pervan was available as a replacement. Koen Casteels was able to return to training during the week, but not yet to team training. On Friday, Casteels practiced separately. VfL coach Niko Kovac was unable to give a clear answer on Friday at the press conference before the game as to whether there would be enough for the game on Saturday. “Koen is making progress,” Kovac said on the PK. “We’ll wait until Saturday to get a clearer picture. If he gives the OK after training, then he will play.”
Aster Vranckx oder Maximilian Arnold?
Another exciting question concerns the midfield of VfL Wolfsburg. On Tuesday in the Wolves’ cup game against Leipzig, Niko Kovac initially put many established players on the bench and brought in eight new players compared to the Augsburg game last weekend. One player who had to go was captain Maximilian Arnold. Replacing him on the pitch was Aster Vranckx, who played an extremely good game and was then praised from all sides. Will Vrancks have to go back to the bench against Bremen or will he stay in the starting line-up? Niko Kovac could not and did not want to answer this question on the PK before the game.
Aster Vranckx: Six or Eight?
The journalists repeatedly wanted to know whether Maximilian Arnold was guaranteed a regular place as captain. Kovac denied this. No player is guaranteed a regular place. The performance principle counts. And which position is Aster Vranckx actually best at? There are obviously differences in the opinion between coach and player. Aster Vranckx sees himself exclusively in the eighth position. Coach Niko Kovac insists that Vranckx is much better on the six. He also played in this position against Leipzig on Tuesday and was convincing. Does Maximilian Arnold now have to make way for Aster Vranckx or perhaps both play at the same time? You won’t see that until Sunday when the lineup is announced.
2023-11-04 13:28:11
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