Monday, April 4, 2011

Column, "added time" Magath Henkel pot utopia in the league struggle for existence

For Felix Magath it is seriously close to the time, a trip-cancellation insurance. described in the final phase of this memorable season, the Bundesliga leaders Schalke banished and now old, new Wolfsburg coach to be absolutely ready for vacation. Immediately after the final day, the 58-year-old has imposed an urgent duty holiday.

However, threatened after the second draw in the second game of the second era Magath in the VW City unwanted overtime. For 20 and 24 May the all-or-nothing are encounters between the Bundesliga-16. and the second division to third parties scheduled. Former champion trainer would waive the ten-day penalty relegation work called you.

But the risk of acute dislocation Wolfsburg are happy once, in St. Pauli and Moenchengladbach in general are back on a square in perspective. Now in the last six games of the season teams only wait for "eye level", the periods in the lower half of the table their existence. Eintracht Frankfurt Magath-Eleven missed after the unfortunate 1-1 draw at VfB Stuttgart by the equalizer in the last minute for the second consecutive year to win against a direct rival in the battle for the league.

"Wolfsburg have made a class play," coach Christoph Daum guest said after his league comeback on the bench. "We tried it tooth and nail to hold the result." Magath was the chance for their own recovery and the referee performance (Friedrich-Platz reference offside position before conceding) to blame for the missed victory.

With luck, VfL could be after two weeks under Magath with 32 points on 13th place. With number 16, the new Wolfsburg coach after all reached the first milestone - under adverse circumstances such as Magath says: "I have left the players differently than I have now found again. As I the team physically would like, in addition I actually would need four months.

"Belongs to the reform package of the new coach in the international break the 6:45-Clock-morning shift. The new coach did bring out the medicine balls, ordered the pros circuit training and took the as "Mount Magath" known condition hill in the training plan. Meanwhile, allowed the former champion trainer also an expert (Patrick looks fuller than it actually is ") to the supposed character and weight problems of the former international's Patrick Helmes.

Basically, the spending spree (58 million € in one year) and Executive conversion à la Magath (15 entrances, 16 exits) of the previous general manager Dieter Hoeness produced a reasonable doubt ambitious team. In all parts have the Wolfsburg team of experienced professionals and outstanding young players.

In the center of defense as Arne Friedrich and Simon Kjaer, Diego in midfield, Cicero, and Ja-Cheol Koo and attack helmet and Dieumerci Mbokani. Then there are the master player Diego Benaglio, Sascha Riether, Marcel Schäfer, Joshua and Grafite, who filled in already in Magath's first term key roles.

Executive radical alterations, the Magath at Schalke 04 were fatal, has no plans of the 58-year-old in Lower Saxony. "If I look after Sun this squad next season, I am convinced to be able to play the first five places." Translation: In the middle of a relegation battle Magath calculated with a Champions League place 2012th For the first time since 2001, in the coming season four Bundesliga teams for the European Champions League qualifying.

The coach flirted so happy with the fact that he has in the past decade his teams placed reliably year after year in a European competition. On the international stage success, however, remained out just as reliable - whether in Stuttgart, FC Bayern Munich or in Wolfsburg. Magath's largest international performance so far: a quarter-final with Bayern in the Champions League against Chelsea in 2005.

"It was always my goal as a coach, to win the Champions League. I still have that ambition, "Magath said during the international break and made it clear which club he has chosen for this coup:" I am convinced that it works with Wolfsburg. And when my contract expires after two years, I would like to turn hang some time to VfL has reached the maximum.

"Especially Schalke's successful Champions League campaign this season was for Magath an awakening experience. The impressive international performances against Lisbon Lyon and Valencia were the largely unsuccessful league everyday endure a little better. This season, Magath had finally found the European success formula.

Also against defending champion Inter Milan, who won the previous round in dramatic fashion Bayern Munich, is expected to Schalke, now under sports line Ralf Rangnick, in the round of eight chances on the next round off. It is the whim of the Bundesliga game plan that just between the two quarter-finals against Inter Milan Felix Magath as coach of relegation-threatened Wolfsburg on Saturday returns to the Arena Schalke .

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