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Jonas Wind from VfL Wolfsburg convinced

BYou can do that with him. Because off the field, his aggressiveness is limited. Jonas Wind was therefore certainly bothered with the increases and exaggerations that are usual in professional football. Question for him: Will VfL Wolfsburg make it into the Champions League this season? Most of his teammates would have answered: Good joke.

Next question. What’s the nonsense? Wind, on the other hand, got into raptures. “We can dream big. I would love to play in the Champions League,” said the 23-year-old attacker. VfL Wolfsburg had just defeated SC Freiburg 6-0. Wind contributed two goals. He classified the experience as crazy and wonderful.

It was actually a strange exchange. With the Dutchman Wout Weghorst, VfL Wolfsburg gave up an outstanding goalscorer last year. The attacker, who is very strong in the air, likes the role of the classic center forward who is looking for his regular place in the opponent’s penalty area. Wind, on the other hand, signed by FC Copenhagen for around 12 million euros, presented himself in Wolfsburg with a disarmingly honest self-assessment.

Immaculate appearance

“I’m not a classic striker. I want to take part in the game,” said the newcomer. If you wanted to check that live in the stadium, you were in the right place on Saturday in the duel with SC Freiburg. 25,849 spectators saw Jonas Wind, who shone in the role of the first attacker, the exploiter of chances and the preparer in personal union. When his working day ended after 67 minutes, there was a lot of applause for him.

Every coach would like to have a player like Wind in his squad. His enthusiasm takes him to the limits of resilience. His impeccable demeanor makes him a dream of every mother-in-law. The fact that Wind has only appeared to a limited extent since moving to VfL Wolfsburg is mainly due to a persistent thigh injury.


Jonas Wind scored two goals in the game against Freiburg.
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“He was our unlucky fellow in the first half of the season. But we know his qualities. I hope he can confirm it,” said Wolfsburg head coach Niko Kovac. His team achieved their fifth Bundesliga victory in a row. Kovac attaches great importance to the fact that no new slogans and goals are issued. But who wants to forbid the charmingly chatting wind to dream of a hoped-for entry into a European competition?

The amazing thing about wind is its versatility. He had prepared Patrick Wimmer’s opening goal in Wolfsburg by shielding the ball well and passing it on quickly. His own goals to make it 2-0 and 3-0 by head and knee were thanks to his good positional play. The statistics of the game will not go into it: Wind never got tired after his long injury break, and the opponent’s defense and goalkeeper kept disrupting him. What would have been the task of Freiburg, who were well behind, was taken over by the Wolfsburg striker almost on his own.

not to envy opponents

In addition, he is able to maintain the ball, hold it skillfully and pass it on at the right moment. “I’m in good shape. If we stay focused and hungry, we’re a dangerous team,” says Wind about himself and VfL. The man of the day was substituted early despite his impeccable performance. With a view to the away game at Hertha BSC Berlin on Tuesday, he should not be overwhelmed again.

The opponents of VfL Wolfsburg are not to be envied. Can wind storm from the start? Or rather Lukas Nmecha? Or Omar Marmoush? There are a lot of options in midfield and on the offensive in Lower Saxony. Wind only found out a few hours before the home game against SC Freiburg that he could play from the start. VfL head coach Kovac is getting better and better at generating a clever mix of good team spirit and healthy rivalry.

He persistently drives his team. In the final stages of the game, Kovac kept putting his fingers in his mouth to get an early pressing despite the high lead. When the wind was still on the pitch, nobody on the touchline had to yell, nudge, or whistle. The agile striker is also an exemplary professional when it comes to disrupting the opponent, for which there are significantly fewer flowers in public than for goals scored.

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