"Wolfsburg are indisputably in crisis and have gone back to the future to stop themselves teetering over the ledge into the abyss, with a coach who left or was invited to leave nearly 10 years ago returning to the club to prevent the worst coming to pass."
"Hecking inherits a team not just only a single place off the foot of the table but four points adrift even of the relegation playoff place. Just in case the 61-year-old was in any doubt over the magnitude of his task, it is there for him in black and white this Monday morning."
"On arriving at the club for the first time in December 2012, he inherited a team in trouble at the bottom. He was taking a big risk, leaving Nurnberg via the release clause in his contract to take over the team in the position below the."
Wolfsburg faces a severe relegation crisis after a poor weekend that saw them lose 2-1 at home to Hamburg while other struggling teams gained crucial points. The club remains second-bottom but now sits four points adrift of the relegation playoff position. In response, Wolfsburg appointed Dieter Hecking, a former coach who previously managed the club over a decade ago. Hecking previously took over Wolfsburg in December 2012 when they were in similar trouble at the bottom of the table. His return represents a desperate attempt to reverse the club's fortunes before it becomes too late.
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