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Amid turmoil within his club, Wolfsburg coach Felix Magath has imposed a code of conduct for his players on and off the pitch, and established a system of fines for all those found to be non-compliant, according to a report from Bild.

The trainer has been known to be a strict disciplinarian, and recently was said to have deducted €10,000 from Patrick Helmes' wages after the player was judged to have not worked hard enough when out of possession in a recent 3-0 loss to Freiburg.

Now, the coach is said to have taken his punishments a step further. According to the report, those late for team meetings and training sessions will be fined €100 for every minute they are late, and any player found wearing headphones while on the team bus will be docked €250.

For transgressions on the pitch, the fines become more severe: an unnecessary back-pass could cost a player €1,000, while a defender allowing a ball to bounce in front of him rather than clearing directly will be fined €500.

Ulf Baranowsky, a representative of the Players' Union VDV, vehemently opposed Magath's alleged system of fines.

"To impose a monetary penalty because a player has performed poorly, is strictly prohibited [by law]," he said. "An assessment is not objectively ascertainable. Anyone who resists legally has a good chance."

Magath has refused to publicly comment on the matter. After four matches, Wolfsburg are 15th in the Bundesliga table, having lost three consecutive games.

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1000 for a backpass. He's never coaching Barcelona.

Typical Magath

Should have been relegated last season itself.

lol... napoleon complex much?

Oh no not the head phones.

QPR fine any player who passes the ball forward to Tarrbt from their own half

Guardiola: "Xavi and Iniesta play the best football in the world because they know that backpass is not showing fear but merely the start of a better play"

BarrileteCosmico wrote:

Guardiola: "Xavi and Iniesta play the best football in the world because they know that backpass is not showing fear but merely the start of a better play"

Dont facepalm here, Magath is excellent coach. Hes disciplinary may be a bit rough but in the end its good for the squad

Obviously Magath knows you can catch more flies with manure than with honey

were gonna see some veeery unhappy players in the coming weeks