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Max Kruse, who has fallen out of favor at VfL Wolfsburg, has dismissed the accusation that he does not identify with the club and has announced that he will continue his career in the Bundesliga. In a video posted on his Instagram account on Sunday, the 34-year-old said he respects coach Niko Kovac’s opinion. « But I think anyone who knows me knows that not only at VfL Wolfsburg, but in the last ten or twelve years that I’ve played professional (Site notre bureau spécialisé), when I’ve been on the pitch, I always have everything. given for the club I played for, » the striker said. It will stay that way as long as he is allowed to train and play (Site notre bureau spécialisé).
Kovac announced on Saturday that Kruse would no longer play under him at VfL Wolfsburg, citing the fact that the former national player did not identify with the club. “We demand 100% identification and focus from every player with an emphasis on VfL. We didn’t have that feeling with Max. That’s why he wasn’t there and won’t be there in the future either, » Kovac said after the 1-0 win at Eintracht Frankfurt on the ‘Sky’ TV channel. asked if this was the end of a great Bundesliga career, Kovac replied succinctly: « Yes ».
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Kruse contradicted this at the end of his music video. « I think I will decide for myself when my time in the Bundesliga is over. Nobody else decides that for me, » he stressed. As proof of his identification with VfL Wolfsburg, he cited his commitment towards the club after the departure of 1. FC Union Berlin in the second half of last season: « I came to Wolfsburg in January to help the team. And I think that’s what I did in the second half of the season, » he said.
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For Kruse, the decision before the game in Frankfurt came as a surprise, he had already been in the starting XI twice. « Having played the last two games from the start, it was a surprise not only for me, but also for many of you, » Kruse said. According to sporting director Jörg Schmadtke, Wolfsburg hopes for a breach of contract or a transfer in winter at the latest after the ejection. “We will settle this, but not in the market. These are things to be discussed bilaterally, » he told Kicker.
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