In April Bartosz Bialek tore his cruciate ligament in training, this week the Pole returned to the training pitch. Much to the delight of coach Florian Kohfeldt
“It was the first step back,” said Florian Kohfeldt, “I was happy for him.” Bartosz Bialek returned to the training pitch at VfL Wolfsburg on Tuesday, even doing his first exercises with the ball again. “Still partially integrative, without duels, without contact with the opponent “, describes the coach. “We are now trying to build him up little by little.”
Seven months after his cruciate ligament rupture, the Pole is on the last metres of his rehab. Although patience is still called for there, too. Kohfeldt: “He is not yet a candidate for the next few weeks. “
“An incredible physique “
And yet there is hope that Bialek will be back in the mix in the new year. According to Kohfeldt, the attacker, who celebrates his 20th birthday on Thursday, “makes a good impression, the knee looks good”. The coach describes the merits of the striker, who has scored two goals in 19 league games so far, as follows: “He brings an incredible physique, has a very good heading game and also footballing quality. I’m looking forward to him being back in full.”
Yet Kohfeldt’s memories of Bialek are actually not the best. Last November, the Pole scored his first Bundesliga goal – against Kohfeldt’s former club Werder Bremen. Bialek scored the final goal in Wolfsburg’s 5:3 win.
