In the realm of German football, Niko Kovac was once considered a promising figure, tipped to become one of the country’s leading coaches. However, this expectation seems to be dwindling as his prospects of achieving such status are now seemingly bleak. Currently, at VfL Wolfsburg, there are speculations of an impending separation between the club and Kovac come summer, with the coach’s perceived lack of innovative ideas being the primary reason.
Approximately a year ago, Kovac made a few remarks that were noteworthy enough to generate substantial headlines. Given that professional headline creators are constantly on the look-out for such juicy material, Kovac’s words were a godsend, as he delivered them without charging a dime. Kovac expressed that there was no necessity to unrealistically increase the demands; After all, he reasoned, no one joins a wealthy and ambitious factory club like VfL Wolfsburg with the aim to simply “become tenth”. Shortly after these remarks, headlines began to emerge, with the phrase “declaration of war” appearing as frequently as Kovac’s subsequent promises that his team would soon reap the fruits of their labor (Note: Kovac made this claim exceedingly often).
