Seven Wolfsburg gamers named to nationwide groups for March window

By Simo Frigolé@kettu0_

4 for Denmark, 1 for Austria, 1 for Greece, 1 for Hungary – VfL Wolfsburg can have seven gamers representing their nations within the Nations League playoffs on Thursday, 20 March and Sunday, 23 March.

The nationwide staff picks for the March worldwide window are starting to be launched, and with that, it has been introduced that seven VfL Wolfsburg gamers shall be referred to as as much as their nationwide groups, all for essential UEFA Nations League matches.

The Danish Soccer Affiliation reviews that full-back Joakim Mæhle, right-back Mads Roerslev, winger Andreas Skov Olsen, and ahead Jonas Wind have all been named to the Danish nationwide staff for the UEFA Nations League quarterfinal matches in opposition to Portugal on Thursday, 20 March (house) and Sunday, 23 March (away). All 4 play for VfL Wolfsburg on the membership degree.

Mæhle, who arrived from Serie A facet Atalanta in August 2023 for a €12,2 million price, has registered three targets and three assists in nineteen matches for Die Wölfe, his most up-to-date contributions being a pair of every in a 5-1 win in opposition to Borussia Mönchengladbach on 14. January. That is Mæhle’s first window the place he can contribute since October, the place he solely performed 4 minutes in a 2-2 draw with Switzerland.

Roerslev, who joined Wolfsburg on mortgage from Premier League facet Brentford on the finish of January, has performed a complete of 253 minutes in 5 of the membership’s final six Bundesliga matches, and has been first rate on each side of the sector since arriving, with a 90% success charge from tackles and an 83% success charge from passes. He made his first worldwide cap for Denmark on 18. November, taking part in the complete 90 minutes in a scoreless draw with Serbia.

Skov Olsen, additionally arrived in January, on a €14 million switch from Jupiler Professional League facet Membership Brugge, and has performed in six of Wolfsburg’s eight matches since becoming a member of; he has one help, that being on Patrick Wimmer’s first objective in opposition to SV Werder Bremen via a nook kick. He performed 56 minutes in 4 of Denmark’s six Nations League group matches.

As for Wind, who joined from FC Copenhagen on a €12 million price simply over three years in the past, he has contributed eight targets and three assists for Wolfsburg this season, second on the staff (solely Mohamed Amoura has extra, with 10). He performed 33 minutes in Denmark’s 2-2 draw with Switzerland in October, and was on the bench in November.

Additionally representing his nationwide staff is Patrick Wimmer, who shall be carrying the colors of Austria on this worldwide window of their Nations League promotion playoff in opposition to Serbia. He has been in high quality type just lately, coming off a two-goal efficiency in opposition to Werder Bremen that was adopted by a quick sickness. He has performed in all six of Austria’s Nations League group matches, however has not registered a objective or help since 4. June 2024, which was, coincidentally, a 2-1 win in opposition to Serbia in a pleasant.

Konstantinos Koulierakis had his title referred to as to the Greece nationwide staff for his or her promotion playoff matches in opposition to Scotland. He has performed the complete 90 minutes at centre-back in all six of Wolfsburg’s most up-to-date matches, reaching consensus match scores of seven or larger in 4 of his final seven matches. With the Ethniki, he has two assists in his final three begins, in opposition to England and Finland.

Additionally making headlines is Bence Dárdai, who could possibly be making his first appearances for Hungary since switching from Germany to hitch his brothers. Their facet faces Türkiye with the being intention to stay in League A. Dárdai performed 27 minutes in the latest match, a 1-1 draw with FC St. Pauli, and 65 minutes within the 2-1 win in opposition to Werder Bremen within the LCM place.

For sure gamers, their nationwide groups have but to make bulletins. These are Algeria (Amoura), Belgium (Bornauw/Vranckx), France (Angely), Poland (Białek/Grabara/Kamiński), Portugal (Tomás), Sweden (Svanberg), and Slovakia (Vavro). A few of these groups have already introduced that they are going to be releasing their squads Wednesday or Thursday.

Lovro Majer (Croatia), Kevin Paredes (United States), and Rogério (Brazil) are all injured and unfit to play of their nationwide staff matches.