The VfB Stuttgart boss has defended Vedad Ibisevic on his horrific penalty miss in the game against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/VfL-Wolfsburg-c40881.
Die Roten had a great chance to go ahead in the 87th minute when Ibisevic was brought down inside the box. The Bosnian striker’s penalty was saved by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Diego-Benaglio-c11085 and the attacker had a clear cut chance of putting
the ball in the net on the rebound. But the former Hoffenheim man failed to hit the target and his shot went awfully wide.
To make matters even worse, the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Wolves-c40952 scored three minutes later to take all three points from the Mercedes-Benz-Arena.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Bruno-c8098 Labbadia refused to blame the Bosnian forward for the defeat. He insisted that the attacker player a vital role in the side’s qualification for Europe last season and mistakes happen. The manager claimed that he knows the
feeling of missing a penalty as he had been a culprit in his playing days also.
The tactician expressed his disappointment on taking nothing from the game and admitted that the goal conceded in the dying moments of the match was avoidable.
“He has done so much good for us since arriving and these are just things that happen, unfortunately. I also missed penalties so I know the situation. It is a shame for the team because otherwise we would have been on course for
victory, but we cannot change that now,” he was quoted as saying in an interview.
On the other hand, Ibisevic accepted his mistake and admitted that his rebound shot was very poor. The striker insisted that he had an open goal to aim at, but he still cannot understand what happened.
“The keeper made a good save, but then I go and stupidly hit the rebound wide,” the former Hoffenheim man concluded.
Vedad Ibisevic had a stunning second-half of the season with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/VfB-Stuttgart-c40879. The attacker scored eight times in the 16 games he played and accumulated seven assists in the process. He has started the new season brilliantly as well,
scoring a brace in the first-leg of the UEFA Europa League qualifier against Dinamo Moscow.
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