Wolfsburg on top

The Wolfsburg coach has explained that rotation in his squad is a normal occurrence, and the Brazilian forward was happy to accept the decision...

Reigning Bundesliga champions Wolfsburg shirt locked horns with Borussia Moenchengladbach at the weekend and picked up a 2-1 victory, but eyebrows were raised as Grafite was left on the bench.

"It is quite simple: we have three good strikers and I think it is absolutely normal that I swap them around," head coach Armin Veh explained.

The highly-rated striker was left out of the starting XI, with Obafemi Martins preferred to partner Edin Dzeko up front. Grafite had no problems accepting his coach's decision, though.

"It was not a problem at all for me to be on the bench," he told reporters. "The coach came to me before the game and explained it to me and I took it in a relaxed way and even shared his view.

The important thing is the team and [at the weekend] we won three points as a team. I will now work hard and fight to be in the starting XI next time."

The 30-year-old scored 28 goals in 25 league games last term, but has found the net only twice in nine appearances in this Bundesliga campaign. Bayern Munich shirts are currently off the pace in this season's Bundesliga campaign.