Wolfsburg - The New German Superpower

A shitty start but I'm glad you've picked your performances up, a very nice job.

VFL Wolfsburg have been on a very impressive streak. They have won all of their last 8 matches, but the important question is how long will it last? They have a few tough games this month, including Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen, Zenit, Stuggart and Werder Bremen, so they will need to be at their very best. The players have said that one of the main reasons for the clubs current good run of form is the terrific management from Alexander Dunlop. Kevin De Bruyne has said that "he is a lot easier to work under then Jose, he puts less pressure on you and he is always making sure that you feel up to what he is giving you". The other players have all agreed with Kevin. Jürgen Klopp has also said in the lead up to their game that "Dunlop is currently on an incredible run, his team is playing well and he is making them do that, we are going to need to be at our very best to beat Wolfsburg at the moment". This just shows the impact that Dunlop has been making in his short stint as a professional manager. The Australian/German appreciates these words but his main goal is to get the team to continue to play like it is.



Wolfsburg's first game in their streak where they will be facing some real quality opposition, they may have won eight straight, but they will show if they really mean business if they can get a result against Dortmund. From the get-go however you could see that Wolfsburg were not trying to win, they were playing contain football and the Dortmund fans did not support it, but clearly Dunlop did, he seemed very happy with his boys efforts in the first half and he was hoping that they could do it again. But unfortunately it did not work for them, with Immobile scoring off of a corner for Dortmund(0-1). Then Dortmund decided that it would be their turn to go into their shell, as they shut out Wolfsburg for the rest of the game. The player of the match went to Brazillian Wolfsburg centre back Naldo, who even though conceded late, was a real rock for Wolfsburg.


Ever since he announced that he would be transferring to VFL Wolfsburg, Alexandre Lacazette has been playing even better for Olympique Lyonnais, in the he has scored six more goals since announcing his move and has even broken the club record for the fastest goal in a game. This has got the fans even more frustrated about losing him as he was a fan favourite. He will be joining the German club on the first of January next year.





Another game where Wolfsburg will be looking to get back at Leverkusen after their tough loss in the German Cup. Leverkusen have been struggling big time in the league and a win here will hopefully get them going again and get the season back on track, but a loss may cost their manager his career. Just 18minutes into the game, a great tackle on Bender by Ricardo Rodriguez allowed Ivan Perisic to run into the box and get a shot on goal, scoring and giving Wolfsburg the lead(1-0). This would mean that for the second time this year, Wolfsburg would go into the half with a lead over Leverkusen. The rest of the game was action less, until the 90th minute when Wolfsburg got a corner and the ball fell to Aaron Hunt, who scored another goal(2-0). This game also meant that Timo Horn has gone over 480 minutes without conceding a goal.




The football world is in shock at the moment as the new Manchester United manager Louis Van Gaal has been told by the Manchester United board that a loss against Aston Villa will be his last game as the manager of the Red Devils. He has only been in charge this season and United have found themselves sitting in 7th, though finding themselves just outside relegation a few weeks ago. The fans have been extremely unhappy with his signings, with Ander Herrera being the only signing out of 4 that was not a wing back.



The most important EUROPA league game for both sides so far, the winner qualifies first but if it is a draw then Wolfsburg will go through as number 1. Though early on Wolfsburg were clearly missing their holding mid in Gustavo, and a misunderstanding allowed Zenit through and score(0-1). But Wolfsburg struck back immediately from a great cross by Ricardo Rodriguez to Memphis Depay at the back post(1-1). The next chance also fell to Wolfsburg in the 64th minute, when they were attacking the Zenit goals, but a good clearance laid the ball out to Maximillian Arnold on halfway, who passed a killer ball into Christian Träsch who hit a beautiful shot from outside the box, straight into the back of the net(2-1). The German lead would not last, as Zenit struck back on another set piece (2-2). But that is how the game would finish. The man of the match was not from Wolfsburg.

The Wolfsburg game against Augsburg has been called one of the greatest German games ever. Read our report below to find out why.



This was a crucial game for Wolfsburg, who could move up two places if they got the win, but Augsburg will be looking to move into the top 10 with a win of their own. The game did not start well for Wolfsburg, who conceded inside the first two minutes(0-1). Those who thought the game could only get better were wrong, as another swift move from Augsburg and some poor defending allowed another goal for Augsburg(0-2), to make things even worse, right on the 10minute mark, Christian Träsch completely missed a simple cross that fell to the foot of Alexander Esswein who made it 0-3. By this stage some of the Wolfsburg players had had enough, but Kevin De Bruyne and Robin Knoche were not, as off two consecutive corners they single handily brought Wolfsburg back into the game(1-3)(2-3). With Knoche putting both of De Bruyne's corners into the back of the net. The comeback was then completed by Angelo Henriquez in the 31st minute when he scored a great finish off of a great ball from De Bruyne, who had not put a foot wrong(3-3). But the half would not end like that, with Wolfsburg getting the last laugh, as they scored again through Ivica Olic on the 41st minute(4-3). That would be how the game ended, Dunlop was clearly over the moon with his teams attacking but not so sure about the defending. The player of the match was the double goal scorer and game reviver, defender Robin Knoche.

Wolfsburg central defender Robin Knoche has had his strong week rewarded, being announced the Bundesliga player of the week. He scored two goals in Wolfsburg's impressive come from behind victory against Augsburg, he was also crucial in making sure they held onto that victory. Kevin De Bruyne also joined him in the team of the week, the Belgium man set up both of Robin's goals and had a few other crucial passes.

The highly anticipated First and Second Knockout Rounds for the EUROPA league are set to be drawn. The draw includes teams such as Barcelona, Inter Milan, Tottenham and Everton.

A very interesting draw, the largest games will probably be Everton vs PSV and Tottenham vs Zenit. But it gets harder for the top teams when it reaches the second round, we may see Barcelona vs Tottenham or Wolfsburg vs Sporting Lisbon. All of which will be sell out games and highly contested.


The final game before these teams have their break, will be a very important one as it is 4th versus 5th. The first real chance of the game fell to Wolfsburg in the 20th minute, when Christian Träsch tricked his defender and got a good ball into Maximillian Arnold who put it away(1-0). Half an hour in, Wolfsburg received a corner and when Angelo Henriquez tried to run the ball in, he was tripped and was given the penalty kick. Angelo Henriquez stepped up and missed the spot kick. Wolfsburg will be hoping that the miss didn’t come back to haunt them, but right before half-time Stuttgart got a chance and finished it to rub it in(1-1). The next chance would fall in the 90th minute, when Wolfsburg received a corner, they played it short to Henriquez, who ran into the box and shot it, but the keeper blocked it but unfortunately for Stuttgart the ball fell to Daley Blind, who tapped in the game-winner for Wolfsburg.

The wing has back has been in great form for Wolfsburg, he has won man of the match a number of times. His defensive efforts were the most notable of his game this month, he has made a lot of crucial stops at the back and has really helped Wolfsburg consolidate their position in the league. He was also featured in the most recent team of the week.

What a brilliant month mate, good to see Horn playing well!

That is a really good month there great to see you getting the best out of your rotation players. Up Wolfsburg.

Great update.

@joethequin - yeah it was a really good month, I would show the table but I want it to be a suprise

@usa131 - yeah i am looking to play all of the players as much as a i can - thanks for commenting

@ducksworthh - thanks bud there will always be more

Things going really well for you mate. Wolfsburg are a great team to chose. Keep it up!

@MCox93 - thanks for the support. I wanted to choose a different sort of team

great month!

very nice, i like bundesliga somehow

Current Bundesliga Position - 4th, 32 points.

Best Player to this Point - Ricardo Rodriguez - 7.33 AR, 2 Goals, 7 Assists, 5 POM

Biggest Surprise - Christian Träsch - 7.49 AR, 2 Goals, 3 Assists, 5 POM

Best Signing of the Year - Memphis Depay - £10.75mill - 6.83 AR, 6 Goals, 4 Assists

Most Disappointing Player - Vierinha - 6.64 AR, 3 Goals, 1 Assist

Best Result - 6-0 vs PAOK, EUROPA league group stage

Worst Result - 2-3 vs Leverkusen, German Cup 1st Round

Best Individual Performance - Robin Knoche, two goals in our comeback win against Augsburg, lifted the team.




Fifa World Golden Ball - Lionel Messi, 8.08 AR, 15 Goals
Fifa Ballon d'Or - Juan Mata, 8.08 AR, 7 Goals
European Golden Boy - Mario Götze, 7.47 AR, 10 Goals
WORLD TEAM OF THE YEAR -

good year, keep it up!

f**ck em up mate

Don't know why Schweinsteiger is at CAM. Also surprising that Mata got the ballon d'or. Good update, hopefully you can get some UCL football.

@degs - hopefully we can keep it up - champions league qualification can be achieved