FC Augsburg pulled off a big surprise in the derby against FC Bayern München with a 2:1 win Coach Markus Weinzierl was proud of his team and may break his usual habit on Saturday
The Augsburg coach summed up the match by saying that his charges defended very, very well and with a lot of will. He reminded his team of the good game against Stuttgart, Weinzierl told “DAZN”. “We have taken seven points from the last three home games and with the win now ten. We are very, very confident at home, I just gave that again.” Of course, he said, they needed luck and skill, but the win was deserved, they played very well.
Switch to five-man backline
With Bayern trailing 2-1 – Mads Pedersen (23rd) and André Hahn (36th) had scored when Robert Lewandowski (38th) had conceded a goal. ) – added quality after the break, Weinzierl analysed, referring to the double substitution of Alphonso Davies and Jamal Musiala (“A sensational footballer”) With that, the opponent had more playing strength on the pitch, “that hurt us”, but with the substitution of Raphael Framberger and the change to a “five-man backline and the three in front, we defended with a lot of willingness to run and also didn’t allow the hundred percent”.
I am 34 and I have achieved my dream: we beat Bayern at home.
Of course, it was also important to get through the initial phase, Weinzierl said. The 46-year-old agreed with keeper Rafal Gikiewicz, who was pleased not only not to have conceded a goal in the first 15 minutes, but also to have beaten a seemingly superior opponent: “I am 34 and have achieved my dream: we beat Bayern at home. We ran without end.”
Weinzierl, who celebrated his third win against the record champions in the Bundesliga, took stock and then also looked a little to the future: “We have worked together for a few months and developed. Today they really knocked one out!” He said that made him confident about the coming months:
The surprise win might even prompt the FCA coach, who had confessed to not reading newspapers or watching the news in the run-up to the game, to change his other approach: “Maybe I’ll read something tomorrow.” Although one should not be influenced by victory and defeat in the fast-moving football business, “today is of course a holiday”.
