Bundesliga - VfB cautious: season target rank nine to twelve
With the knowledge of losing several key players, Football Vice-Champion VfB Stuttgart sets modest goals for its Bundesliga mission in the upcoming round. "We can wish for a lot. But to assume that we will be Second again, that would be at best naive," said Sport Director Fabian Wohlgemuth to the German Press Agency. "What we are tabularly aiming for in the coming year is a placement between twelfth and ninth." Of course, we will not defend ourselves against a better performance naturally.
After the VfB managed to barely avoid relegation in the 2022/2023 season, it was surprisingly second in the championship and qualified for the Champions League. However, the Stuttgart team now faces a potential personnel drain due to its limited financial resources. Defender Hiroki Ito has already joined record champions Bayern Munich, and top scorer Serhou Guirassy and defensive chief and EURO participant Waldemar Anton are likely to leave the club as well. Therefore, the VfB sees its recent success more as an outsider.
"How much the previous season of VfB Stuttgart deviated from the normal standards will become clearer over time. From a sick man to 'Vice' and Champions League participant – in essence, incomprehensible, what the team and the coach have achieved in a short time," said Wohlgemuth. The way back "to the top five of the Bundesliga," or the upper five table positions, is still a long way off.
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- Despite the departure of key players like Hiroki Ito, Serhou Guirassy, and Waldemar Anton due to financial constraints, VfB Stuttgart, the Vice-Champion of Soccer in Germany, aims for a Season goal of a placement between twelfth and ninth in the upcoming Bundesliga.
- Fabian Wohlgemuth, the Sport Director of VfB Stuttgart, expressed his caution to the German Press Agency about their chances of being Second in the Bundesliga, stating that such an assumption would be naive.
- The successful season of VfB Stuttgart in Baden-Württemberg, which saw them finish second in the championship and qualify for the Champions League, has been labeled as "incomprehensible" by Sport Director Fabian Wohlgemuth.
- The Bundesliga campaign for VfB Stuttgart in Germany, currently facing a potential personnel drain, will be closely followed by soccer enthusiasts, particularly in Stuttgart, as they strive toward their Season goal in the 2023/2024 season.
