Wolfsburg boss laments poor fitness levels in the squad he inherited from McClaren



New Wolfsburg boss Felix Magath has complained that the squad he has inherited from Steve McClaren are in poor condition.



McClaren was sacked as Wolfsburg boss in February with his side languishing in the bottom half of the Bundesliga and Magath - who won the title with Wolfsburg in 2009 - has been appointed for a second stint at the club.



Magath, who was recently sacked by Champions League quarter-finalists Schalke, has not been impressed by fitness levels within the squad.



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He said: 'I left behind different players to what I have found again,' he said after his second debut on the Wolves’ bench ended in a 1-1 draw at Stuttgart on Sunday.



'We now have 10 very tough days ahead of us.



'I have seen a side which is in poor condition. Why and how they are in such a poor state, I will only be able to say soon.



'We have got to eradicate this. We have to do something immediately for our condition so that we can really take on this fight against relegation.



'But to get the team where I would like them to be, I would really need four months.'



He added: 'The players are technically fine and they believe themselves to be better than the rest, but they have not understood that they are in the relegation zone.



'The players have got to grasp that they are the only people who can change the situation.'