Unity between Van Bommel and Prank: Let the church in the village

Mark Peter Gertruda Andreas van Bommel (born April 22, 1977 in Maasbracht, today at Maasgouw, Netherlands) is a Dutch former football player and present coach. The former midfielder was active in the Netherlands, Spain, Germany and Italy and played 79 times for the a national team of his country. Since the season 2021/22 he is head coach of the VfL Wolfsburg.

Yes, moment ... Christian Streich said, unquestioned, but again. The coach of the SC Freiburg had actually been in his seat on the podium of the pressing room in the Volkswagen Arena, after explaining the reasons for the current success story of his team, including the 2-0 away win in Wolfsburg. But now he squeezed up again from the backrest, pulled the microphone directed to him: I have to say something now.

Prank relativized calls against van bommel

The emphasized topic did not affect strike directly, but it was not the first time that the company s owner coach of the Bundesliga made himself strong for his guild - and in the case VfL coach colleague Mark van Bommel. The Dutcher had initially been confronted on the press conference with the whistles of the trailers and then also with some van Bommel out language chooses from the fan curve, which were followed up after the fourth Bundesliga defeat in a row.

Van Bommel had not heard nothing about his own statement: That s the first time I hear that. Well, strike turned on: If 10,200 people are in the stadium, and it is quiet after the game, because the disappointment is there and it calls four or five people according to any name - then that s no call. Then that s a call from anyone. The Freiburg Coach emphasized that he had not heard nothing, and anyway: You have to let the church in the village. Next question. But Van Bommel then attacked the topic again: I m glad you say it, Christian, that you should let the church in the village. There are no longer to say.

Of course, the fact that the calls were rather not only five people, was related to the Wolfsburg Negative Series, which continues. When after about nine years after four games in a row were lost, the dismissal of coach Felix Magath took place. Eight games (three draws) is the VfL without victory. In the after the 4th matchday - at the time still as a Bundesliga leader - used descent, another low point is achieved.

If you have shit at the shoe ...

It would not even have to come up with it. The Wolfsburg showed the actually better values ​​at most of the statistics: goals, possession, recovered duels, pass quotes, flanks, corners. In addition, Freiburg coach face was that the sports club the necessary happiness , the momentum on his side: We make the 1-0 at the right moment and the 2-0, when Wolfsburg has made a lot of pressure. Van Bommel picked up the template, closed the explanations, but came to another conclusion for his team: If you have shit at the shoe, you have shit at the shoe.

Only: despite some chances of chances, which had to answer for Lukas Nmecha, for example with his slatted goal (35th), lacked this afternoon once more essential. Was it conviction? Was it concentration (again the VFL conceded a standard initial)? Was it will? Probably a bit, at least. It was not for nothing that there had been another concomitant by the fans, when in the meantime a desperately we want to see you intoned .

Completely normal is this dissatisfaction of the fans, said Van Bommel, probably in memory of his own four stations as an active professional: I have never experienced somewhere else. Can he use this enormous wealth of experience to bring about a turn? In any case, the VFL coach remains at its proviso of the past few weeks: as well as to continue. If you make funny things, says Van Bommel, one is still dependent on happiness - and the lack of his team in the current phase already already.