Coach punishes Diego

New Wolfsburg coach Pierre Littbarski has imposed a one-match ban on midfielder Diego after the Brazilian broke orders by taking a penalty, which he then missed, during the 1-0 defeat to Hanover at the weekend.
"I've suspended him for one match because of what happened. That will be the end of the matter and afterwards he can show us if he can help us," said Littbarski, who has taken over from Steve McClaren, his former boss who was fired on Monday.
McClaren had designated Patrick Helmes as official penalty taker but Diego, signed in the close season for 15 million euros, insisted he took the spot-kick only to see it come back off the crossbar.