The VfL Wolfsburg manager feels that the Brazilians pass the ball to each other despite making the runs forward.
The Wolves suffered a humiliating 4-0 home defeat at the hands of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Hannover-96-c39492. The home side were poor throughout the course of the 90 minutes and failed to capitalise on the limited opportunities they had. On the other hand, Hannover
found the net four times to secure a stunning win over their Bundesliga counterparts.
Felix Magath was critical of the Brazilian players involved in the game. Defenders Felipe http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Wolves-c40952 in the game against Hannover on Sunday, September 2.
The former Schalke manager insisted that it was not that evident during the game and it was certainly not done in a bad faith from the players, but it surely affected the performance of the team to some extent.
The tactician admitted that it is totally natural for the players to do that, but the team will have to change the mentality if they want to succeed in the future.
“Our Brazilians prefer to pass to another Brazilian. They certainly do not do it in bad faith and it's understandable from a human aspect but we need to get out of the habit. It wasn't so clear during the game but our video analysis
showed that it is often the case,” he was quoted as saying in an interview.
Magath also blamed http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Josue-c19586 for Hannover’s second goal. He stated that the midfielder was willing to pass the ball to fellow Brazilian Diego whereas Marcel Schaefer was in a much better position to receive the pass.
“He wanted to pass to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marcel-c23507 Schaefer was in a much better position,” the manager concluded.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/VfL-Wolfsburg-c40881 will take on FC Augsburg at the SGL Arena on Friday, September 14. The team is currently in 12th place with three points from the two games played, with one win and one loss. The former Bundesliga champions
will be looking to pull a win against a relatively weaker Augsburg side in the next league fixture to claim all three points.
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