Armin Veh pinned the blame for Wolfsburg's poor season so far on
his defenders as his side conceded three more goals to lose to
Stuttgart.
Only bottom-placed Hertha Berlin have conceded more than the
defending champions so far this season and Veh has had enough of
the "amateurish" defending that has practically ruined their
chances of defending their Bundesliga crown.
Wolfsburg now trail league leaders Leverkusen by 14 points
and can wave goodbye to any lingering hopes they had of glory.
"To concede the kind of goals we are conceding is
amateurish," Veh told Sky television.
"But that has been happening to us all season long."
Not only the defenders let the side down yesterday. Striker
Grafite missed two excellent chances to level while the game was
finely poised at 2-1 and Edin Dzeko also came close as Wolfsburg
tore Stuttgart apart before being hit by a sucker punch with Timo
Gebhardt's winner.
"We really should have equalised with the three absolutely
gilt-edged chances that we created," moaned Veh.
Stuttgart were all smiles, on the other hand, as they moved
clear of the relegation zone with a priceless victory.
"These three points were incredibly important," recognised
their coach Christian Gross before pleading for caution.
"We have got to remain realistic about our performance. We
still have a lot to do and we have not achieved anything yet.
"There were a lot of positives, but still a lot of work."
