Ramona Bachmann is one of the strongest attacking players the world of women's football has to offer. Her style of playing reminds people of Lionel Messi - no wonder the 2015 Ballon d’Or winner is her idol. "It's always a joy to watch him play," the Swiss' International said in an interview ahead of the 2015 World Cup in Canada. But nowadays the women's football fans say the same thing about her.
2015 was a busy year for the 25-year-old and when the youngster completed her move from FC Rosengard to VfL Wolfsburg in August, everybody expected her to do wonders. But some of her performances with Wolfsburg that seemed weak were not as bad as made out to be. In an interview with Wolfsburger Allgemeine the goal machine explained why.
She was tired because she had almost no time to rest. Bachmann played in the Damallsvenskan for Rosengard and competed at the World Cup in Canada with Switzerland. And shortly after the World Cup was over, she started playing for the treble winners of 2013.
Bachmann admitted that she needed "rest" and that "freshness" was missing. But the forward used the winter break to get some much needed rest and is now ready to attack. The 25-year-old remains optimistic and believes that Wolfsburg still have realistic chances to win the Women's Champions League and DFB Pokal.
The Wolves have played an ordinary season so far and are currently 2nd in the Frauen-Bundesliga, over 10 points behind Autumn Champions Bayern Munich. That doesn't shock the Swiss' International, though. Bachmann is eager and hungry for titles and said that winning the Frauen-Bundesliga is still possible.
Kellermann not that optimistic
Wolfsburg head coach Ralf Kellermann, on the other hand, doesn't seem as optimistic and has redefined the goals for this season. The award-winning coach wanted to bring back the German Championship to Wolfsburg, but now the goal is to "finish second in the league" and "qualify for the Champions League" because that's where "we [Wolfsburg] want to be!".
