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Former Germany international Patrick Helmes has been expelled from Wolfsburg's first team and sent to train with the reserves after disappointing defensive work, coach Felix Magath said on Thursday."I have decided to release him for the amateur team," coach Felix Magath told reporters. "His strong points are scoring and converting his chances. These are not the qualities that we have to push to the forefront right now."He has not learned to do defensive work. At this moment he can be of no help to us," said Magath, known for his tough training and discipline regime.In September Magath forced Helmes, who has scored two league goals this season for the former champions, to train alone for a week to catch up on his fitness.
Bayern Munich winger Arjen Robben believes that the groin problem he suffered in October is the worst injury he's suffered in his entire career.Robben, 27, has had surgery to correct his troublesome groin but admits the injury caused him more pain than any others before. "I've had my fair share of injuries, but I've never experienced something like this. This was the worst injury in my life," Robben said to Bild. "It's impossible to imagine how bad it was. I had a lot of pain and the recovery process was very hard.""I'm obviously looking forward to the game [Bayern's Bundesliga encounter with Borussia Dortmund] and to making my comeback. I can hardly wait for the match to take place. However, we don't want to risk anything by rushing my comeback."
