During a recent press conference, VfL Wolfsburg head coach Ralph Hasenhüttl addressed a controversial incident involving two players during training earlier this week. The conference took place in Lower Saxony, where Hasenhüttl expressed the team's eagerness to face a strong Borussia Dortmund squad on December 8, 2024, in an effort to end their winless streak.
"It doesn't feel good, but the good thing about football is that there is nothing older than yesterday's successes and that's how we treat our failures too," he stated. Hasenhüttl acknowledged Dortmund's impressive performance since coach Niko Kovač took over, but emphasized Wolfsburg's commitment to showcasing their own strengths in the upcoming match.
Addressing the training altercation between Mohammed Amoura and Joakhim Mæhle, Hasenhüttl noted, "It's something that happens now and then, there are emotions in football. One of them overshot the mark and it wasn't all that nice." He indicated that both players would face consequences, but emphasized the importance of moving forward.
When pressed for details regarding the roles of Amoura and Mæhle in the incident, Hasenhüttl maintained that the matter is resolved and would remain internal. He then provided an update on the squad's health for the upcoming match, indicating a mostly fit team with a few exceptions.
"Thankfully we have another centre-half back. Max's red card forced us to make another change in midfield. At least Aster Vranckx is back in action after private issues. Mattias Svanberg is still out, and Kevin Paredes is also out with a strain. Benedict Bröger is still out, as I said before, with a knee injury," he concluded.
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