Football Lena Oberdorf
“Definitely wanted something different” – national player criticizes Voss-Tecklenburg
Status: 23.10.2023 | Reading time: 2 minutes
No more heart and soul: Voss-Tecklenburg (l.) and Lena Oberdorf
Source: dpa/Sebastian Gollnow
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National coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg took sick leave after the botched World Cup and then went on a vacation during which she also gave lectures. This didn’t go down well with the national team, reports player Lena Oberdorf.
National player Lena Oberdorf has criticized national soccer coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg, who is currently on hiatus. After it became public that, according to her husband, Voss-Tecklenburg was no longer on sick leave and, according to her own statement, was now on vacation, Oberdorf was surprised.
“It obviously gives me a few question marks,” said the 21-year-old from VfL Wolfsburg on Monday in Frankfurt/Main: “I would definitely have wished for something different. That you say: OK, let’s first clarify what happened at the World Cup.” From her point of view, a vacation would have been possible even after the World Cup had been dealt with.
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In September, the DFB informed about an unspecified illness in the national coach. “A joint discussion should take place immediately after the end of the vacation,” the association said on Sunday upon request. Martina Voss-Tecklenburg informed the association about possible event visits.
Should Voss-Tecklenburg come back? Oberdorf’s telling answer
The 55-year-old had recently made public appearances outside of football. Among other things, “I have had my vacation approved by the DFB for 14 days,” Voss-Tecklenburg told the dpa. This month she gave a lecture at both the Bavarian Dentists’ Day in Munich and at a forum organized by the Federal Association of German Prefabricated Buildings.
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Horst Hrubesch is now looking after the team for the upcoming games on Friday against Wales and on October 31st in Iceland. It’s about qualifying for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
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When Oberdorf was asked specifically whether she would like Voss-Tecklenburg to return, the 21-year-old said: “Because you have no power over it anyway, I’m just here to do my job. That’s winning two games. The DFB will then take care of everything else.”
