After the following slim defeat, the wearing director of FC Augsburg formulated an unequivocal order to train Sandro Wagner and his staff. “We absolutely have to get points now,” stated Benjamin Weber, reflecting on Sunday night time’s 2-3 (2-2) Bundesliga draw in opposition to DFB Cup winners and fourth-placed VfB Stuttgart.
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FCA has already misplaced 4 aggressive video games in a row and is the one one no longer within the relegation zone because of a function distinction this is one function higher than FC St. Pauli. Trainer Wagner is underneath extra drive than ever. For the following house sport in opposition to the newly promoted and direct competitor Hamburger SV straight away after the approaching global wreck, however nonetheless.
“I already flipped the switch a bit”
Wagner himself informed DAZN that the unlucky loss “turned his switch off a bit.” “At the moment I am nonetheless so upset and in point of fact empty and unhappy. However the staff is in point of fact neatly in combination and ‘imposing issues neatly.’
That is no doubt one of the vital explanation why the ones in fee nonetheless stand by way of Wagner and made it transparent ahead of the sport in Stuttgart that setting apart from the previous assistant trainer of the nationwide staff isn’t an issue. But when the 38-year-old does not rating extra issues quickly, issues may get tight for him.
FC Augsburg avid gamers in Stuttgart had unhappiness on their faces. “We had the game under control the whole time. We also had good chances,” stated winger Anton Kade. The 21-year-old concept defeat did not must occur.
But it surely was once an identical previous within the 0-1 loss in opposition to Champions League members Borussia Dortmund. The Augsburg staff would have deserved some extent there as neatly, however they left empty-handed. “We’re making really good strides, we’re also playing well together,” Kade defined.
“Forcing” the victory in opposition to HSV
Greater than as soon as it was once heard from the ranks of Augsburg that the fit in Stuttgart was once a step ahead in spite of the defeat. The guests took the lead two times with objectives from Fabian Reeder (eighth minute) and Han-No Masseng (twenty sixth), however VfB replied via two German internationals Maximilian Mittelstätt (18th minute/penalty for a nasty) and Deniz Undav (thirty ninth, eightieth). Change Samuel Essende had an ideal likelihood to place the sport in Augsburg’s prefer when the rating was once 2-2 (77th) – however he narrowly neglected in entrance of VfB goalkeeper Alexander Nibel.
“Now we have two very big opponents in Dortmund and Stuttgart. And in a phase where you don’t have much confidence, you made the best of it,” stated wearing director Weber. Due to this fact, he believes that the staff can beat HSV. “We have to force that as well,” Weber stated.
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