Wolfsburg Coach Steve McClaren Ready For Life After Edin Dzeko

Wolfsburg coach Steve McClaren is confident that the Woelfe have what it takes to cope without star player Edin Dzeko. The prolific hitman left the Bundesliga side for Manchester City over the weekend and McClaren has made it clear that his players can no longer hide behind the Bosnia-Herzegovina international.

"My impression is that something has really begun to move within the team, also because of the transfer of Edin Dzeko. When you lose a top class player, your captain, someone who had a distinct impression on the success of the team over the past three and a half years, then the whole personality of the team changes," said McClaren on the official Wolfsburg website.

"It will be interesting to see if and how the players deal with the situation. To see if they take on the challenge and say: OK, Edin is gone. We disappointed in the first half of the season now we must pull together and do something about that.

"The players can now no longer hide behind Edin Dzeko. But we are not just talking about Dzeko here. In general the team can’t hide anywhere. There are no more excuses or alibis. What I can see is that the players are saying: It’s enough! We want to change something here."