Augsburg finally out of friendly mode
The FC Augsburg starts in the DFB-Pokal and faces the 2nd division team FC Energie Cottbus. Coach Manuel Baum hopes for a win to kick-start the season.
The FC Augsburg will play against the 2nd division team FC Energie Cottbus in the DFB-Pokal on Saturday. The opponent is quite challenging, but Baum hopes for a win to kick-start the season. The FC Augsburg is after a 0:4 loss in the last test game against Premier-League-Club Leeds United a week ago, when the team of German coach Daniel Farke played much faster and more determined.
How is Gouweleeuw?
Against this "Brocken" Baum has to miss Alexis Claude-Maurice, Tim Breithaupt, Sima Suso and Steve Mounié. A use of the recently injured Jeffrey Gouweleeuw, at least from the start, is questionable. At him one must still "a bit careful" be, said Baum.
Gouweleeuw is however, as soon as he is completely fit again, indispensable. The 35-year-old defender, who came to AZ Alkmaar in January 2016, was not confirmed as captain for nothing. His substitutes are Finn Dahmen, Fabian Rieder and Keven Schlotterbeck.
What comes next?
The FC Augsburg has to face the 2nd division team FC Energie Cottbus on Saturday. The opponent is quite challenging, but Baum hopes for a win to kick-start the season. The FC Augsburg is after a 0:4 loss in the last test game against Premier-League-Club Leeds United a week ago, when the team of German coach Daniel Farke played much faster and more determined.
The FC Augsburg is currently 46 points behind the leaders Bayern München in the Bundesliga. The team has 12 wins, 7 draws and 15 losses in 34 games. The last 5 games ended with 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses. The team has scored 45 goals and conceded 61 goals in the season.
