Soccer
After moving to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League, ÖFB striker Sasa Kalajdzic addressed emotional words to the fans of VfB Stuttgart and showed understanding for their disappointment.
“I still remember when I came to Stuttgart just over three years ago and mightn’t wait to play my first game in front of you all,” wrote the 25-year-old, who left the German Bundesliga club this week, on Instagram .
“But then things turned out differently than expected. First the serious knee injury, then Corona, and when the stadium started to fill up once more, my shoulder injury,” the Austrian continued. “I went through rehab twice and worked like a lunatic because I wanted to experience the stadium. I wanted to throw myself in and be there for the team and the club.”
Unforgettable moments
Ultimately, he experienced a lot with VfB, according to the ÖFB national striker. Among other things, he referred to the spectacular last-minute win once morest 1. FC Köln, through which Stuttgart held the league on the last day of last season. “I will never forget the feelings and moments when it was 2-1 and the final whistle.”
The fact that he didn’t play in Cologne last Sunday “was really because the whole situation became too much for me,” said Kalajdzic, looking at his future, which was still unclear at the time. “I just mightn’t have done my best. And I can understand that some of you are disappointed regarding that.” The time at VfB was one of the best in his life, “the club will always be my first love in football”.