Change of coach at VfL Wolfsburg: Who will be the new hope?

Change of coach at VfL Wolfsburg: Who will be the new hope?

VfL Wolfsburg has parted ways with coach Paul Simonis after the team only collected eight points from their first ten Bundesliga games. This is another coaching change in an already turbulent season in which the Bundesliga has seen a total of seven coaching changes with three match days to go. As [Sport.de](https://www.sport.de/diashow/sl14218/diese-trainer- Werden-beim-vfl-wolfsburg-gehandelt/) reports, the search for a successor is now being intensively pursued.

The list of candidates for the coaching position in Wolfsburg could hardly be more diverse. At the forefront of speculation is **Urs Fischer**, who enjoys a brilliant reputation as the former coach of Union Berlin. Still in the running is **Tim Walter**, currently at Hull City after previously working for HSV and VfB Stuttgart. **Marco Rose**, who was recently released by RB Leipzig, is also considered an outsider. At the same time, other well-known names such as **Edin Terzic**, who acts as an RTL coaching expert, and **Bruno Labbadia**, a former VfL coach, are being traded.
**Thomas Reis**, who is now in Turkey with Samsunspor, and **Matthias Jaissle**, who trains al-Ahli in Saudi Arabia, are also in the focus of those in charge at Wolfsburg.

Coach changes and their effects

The coming period could show whether Wolfsburg will find the necessary tools to get out of the current misery by filling the coaching position. The experiences of this Bundesliga season show that coaching changes are often risky games. As GMX notes, various studies show that the effects of such changes are very different. Some coaching changes actually provide an immediate boost, while others don't have the desired effects.

For example, Ralph Hasenhüttl achieved a short-term improvement in Wolfsburg by lifting the team from a place in danger of relegation to a safer position. In contrast, the Cologne coaching change from Steffen Baumgart to Timo Schulz has not yet led to the hoped-for turnaround, and Cologne is threatened with relegation. The success of coaching changes depends not only on the new person on the bench, but also on the relationship between coach and team.

A look at the entire league

The overall situation in the Bundesliga promises to be exciting. While some coaching changes have been fruitful, others have not had any positive effects, even in the short term. The turnover statistics show that half of the studies on coach dismissals show positive changes, while the other half contradict this view. This season, however, some coaches such as Xabi Alonso from Bayer Leverkusen and Sebastian Hoeneß from VfB Stuttgart have successfully led their teams to the top. If VfL Wolfsburg also dares to make a fresh start, it remains to be seen whether they have the right instinct for choosing their new coach.

A look at the club's management's upcoming decisions makes it clear that anything is possible at the moment and that the lottery numbers of life for the Wolves could soon be redrawn. The excitement remains and fans can look forward to the next steps.