Jonas Adjetey still facing uphill battle at Wolfsburg – Ghana Latest Football News, Live Scores, Results

Jonas Adjetey is unlikely to learn from Konstantinos Koulierakis’ suspension when Wolfsburg face Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday, with coach Dieter Hecking indicating the defender stays on the fringes of the squad.

Regardless of the hole in central defence, Hecking instructed Adjetey is “nonetheless a bit behind” in his growth.

The 22-year-old arrived on deadline day underneath troublesome circumstances and instantly confronted criticism, which sophisticated his settling-in interval. His scenario worsened after he gave away a penalty in opposition to Hamburg, a mistake that pushed him “into the second row” in Hecking’s eyes. Since then, he has struggled to climb again up the pecking order.

Hecking did, nonetheless, stress the positives, describing Adjetey as a “nice younger character” who works onerous and is keen to study. The coach nonetheless sees weaknesses in his build-up play, decision-making and common reliability, noting that errors in coaching have counted closely in opposition to him. As issues stand, Wolfsburg are anticipated to line up with a again three of Moritz Jenz, Denis Vavro and Jeanuël Belocian in opposition to Frankfurt, leaving Adjetey watching from the bench and combating to show he is usually a extra trusted possibility.

Adjetey has made 4 appearances within the Bundesliga this season.