Source: Team_Talk
Voller: Michael is our missing link
Rudi Voller believes Michael Ballack is the missing piece in Bayer Leverkusen's jigsaw and that success is now just around the corner.[LNB] Leverkusen signed Ballack on a free transfer from Chelsea earlier this week, bringing the 33-year-old back to the club he represented between 1999 and 2002, and director of sport Voller is now optimistic about his side's chances of glory next season.[LNB]"We were just lacking something and I think that Michael is that," he told the Sonntags-Express newspaper.[LNB]Leverkusen led the Bundesliga for two thirds of last season, going unbeaten until midway through the second half of the campaign.[LNB]However, like in previous years, they fell away in the end and only qualified for the Europa League.[LNB]Voller suggested that his side just lacked a bit of experience to match the likes of champions Bayern Munich and challengers Werder Bremen, but with Ballack now on board, they have the right mixture in the squad.[LNB]"Ballack should be a reference point in the team," explained the 1990 World Cup winner. "He is the ultimate lead figure."[LNB]Nevertheless, Ballack is unlikely to become captain at the Bundesliga club since Simon Rolfes has done a good job in that role, but even without the armband, Ballack "can lead a side", according to Voller.
