VfL Wolfsburg remains leader of the table. With the 2-0 win at promoted SpVgg Greuther Fürth, they achieved their fourth win in their fourth game.
Maximilian Arnold had a riot on his neck: “Better than if we had lost four times,” said the midfielder flaccidly at VfL Wolfsburg’s dream start with a maximum of twelve points. The 2-0 (1-0) success at promoted SpVgg Greuther was not a highlight, but the fourth victory in the fourth game.
“They wanted to break us, but we resisted, scored nice goals and deserved to win,” added Arnold at Sky. However, he warned against overestimating the start of the season: “We’re enjoying it, but it’s only been four match days.”
Lukas Nmecha (10th) scored the 1-0 goal for the guests who join the Champions League at Lille OSC on Tuesday. Wout Weghorst (90th + 1, penalty kick) ensured the final score.
The cloverleaf remained in the top class even in the 19th attempt without a home win. Fürth’s Dutchman Nick Viergever said: “Of course we are disappointed that we lost. We stayed in the game for a long time, that was good. We fought well as a team.”
Nmecha was one of five newcomers to Mark van Bommel’s starting line-up in front of 8,740 spectators at the Ronhof. In addition to the U21 European champions, access Luca Waldschmidt also played from the start. Nmecha thanked for the trust with the early opening goal, while he took advantage of the clumsy defensive behavior of the Fürth in the style of a goalscorer ripped off. He and Waldschmidt were constantly on the move and tried to set offensive accents, as was the good Maximilian Philipp.
The shamrock’s answer to the deficit was not very convincing. The Fürth, where coach Stefan Leitl used all four players who were brought in shortly before the transfer deadline, lacked the ability to assert themselves against the robust Wolfsburg, efforts to score a goal often ended well before the penalty area. The Swiss striker Cedric Itten, on loan from the Glasgow Rangers, tried hard but was ineffective.
Wolfsburg played focused, looked harmonious, let the ball run well and had hardly any trouble controlling the game thanks to uncompromising defensive work.
Only the final determination in the penalty area was missing – but this had no consequence: In return, Fürth was far too seldom in possession of the ball in the last third to build up permanent pressure. Wolfsburg’s goalkeeper Koen Casteels was hardly challenged in his 200th Bundesliga game. It was only in the 86th minute that he had to clear a brilliant save after an overhead kick from Dickson Abiama.
Fürth – Wolfsburg: The voices
Stefan Leitl (coach SpVgg Greuther Fürth): “I’m satisfied, not with the result, but with the way we presented ourselves. That was a significant increase in performance compared to the last game in Mainz. We got two shots on goal, both of which were unfortunately possible. You need the necessary luck in certain phases. A 1: 1 would not have been undeserved. “
Mark van Bommel (coach VfL Wolfsburg): “I’m very happy, we played four games and twelve points. We played a good game, but we didn’t create many chances, the last and penultimate pass weren’t that good. But we played with patience. Patience is not slow, patience is to make the right decision. We defended with concentration, we didn’t panic. I think that not many teams win here, this is a team that is not easily beaten. “
