Wolfsburg coach Steve McClaren said his side had "hit rock
bottom" after being knocked out of the DFB-Pokal by Energie Cottbus
on Wednesday night.
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McClaren's job is hanging by a thread after the embarrassing
home defeat, which comes after a poor first half of the season in
which the 2009 Bundesliga champions have failed to live up to their
pre-season expectations as they lie 13th in the league table.
The former England coach and his team were jeered off the field
at the end of another disappointing match at the VW-Arena, and it
is looking unlikely that McClaren will walk out in front of the
Wolfsburg fans again.
"It was simply not good enough and the first half of the season
was not good enough," McClaren said. "I am disappointed,
frustrated. We have problems in the dressing room, problems on the
field.
"We have hit rock bottom."
McClaren also recognises that he may be the one to pay the
price.
"This club needs changes," he told ZDF television.
"They may be drastic, but I cannot control them. I don't know how
these changes are going to look precisely. Nobody knows what will
happen in the coming days.
"We have got to take a decision quickly. Now is the time, during
the winter break, to clean things up."
Wolfsburg's managing director Dieter Hoeness also promised
consequences, and hinted that McClaren could be on his way out.
"We are going to have to discuss everything," he told the
Wolfsburger Allgemeine newspaper. "I can assure you that I
cannot sleep well. I don't think I will be going on holiday - our
plans for Christmas have changed."
When asked if McClaren's job was safe, Hoeness said: "I cannot
say that yet."