After the clear defeat at RB Leipzig, coach Enrico Maaßen announced a “mega-critical” reappraisal at FC Augsburg. “The goals conceded – impossible,” said the 39-year-old after a 3-0 defeat on Saturday. “We have to improve quickly to get points.” After four games without a win and already conceding twelve goals, Maaßen is under pressure.
“We concede goals far too easily and defend far too poorly as a whole team. That’s not how you win anything in the Bundesliga,” said goalkeeper Finn Dahmen, who will be seeing his former club Mainz 05, which is also struggling, next Saturday.
Riedle, Höjbjerg & Co.: These famous names once played for FC Augsburg
Left the Augsburg youth team in 1978 after the A-youth. European champion in 1980, 6-time Spanish cup winner with Real Madrid, Atlético and FC Barcelona.
Born in Augsburg. FCA legend. Italy’s Footballer of the Year 1964, three-time champion with Bologna and Juventus Turin. Began and ended his career at FC Augsburg. Oldest goalscorer in club history (39 years, 7 months, 4 days).
Born in Augsburg. After the A-youth and a year in the first team, left the club for Borussia Mönchengladbach in 1978. As the coach with the most games at FCA.
From the FCA youth team in 2002 to 1860 Munich. Five years later back to Augsburg. Another nine years later, the youngest head coach in Bundesliga history (Hoffenheim).
Left his hometown Augsburg and the FCA for Mönchengladbach in 1982, became the seventh most frequently used player in history and sporting director at Borussia.
Best assist provider in Augsburg’s Bundesliga history. Left FCA in 2020 for Eindhoven for 8 million euros – the third highest transfer fee in the club’s history
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Against FSV, which is still behind FCA in the table after a 1:3 loss against VfB Stuttgart, Augsburg’s sadness at the start of this season should be ended with four league games without a win and a painful cup exit.
“We showed a different face in the second half. We now have to take the positives from this in order to get points again at home against Mainz,” said Ermedin Demirovic, who described the first half as a “complete catastrophe”. Maaßen emphasized that he was “simply pissed off”.
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