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08. What's the fuss?
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Still unbeaten in the Bundesliga, three clean sheets, 2 points per match…so, what’s the fuss? Well…
(00:00) Intro
(00:41) What is the fuss?
(25:01) Seiwald’s fighting talk
(29:36) FC Augsburg – Der Gegnercheck
(38:35) Richard’s Starting XI
(41:44) Final thoughts
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Introduction to Bulls in Red
00:00:15
Speaker
And welcome to Bulls in Red, your football podcast about Arby Leipzig in English, which is at home in Leipzig and is made for you to listen to wherever you are on this little planet. So good evening. Your hosts are Richard and Mario and Richard. How the devil are you tonight? I'm good. Thank you, Mario. You're welcome.
00:00:41
Speaker
Brilliant. Great to have you back. I first want to talk about, well, I would love to talk about current stats. Because if you look at the situation of RB Leipzig, it looks like this. We had four
RB Leipzig's Current Performance Analysis
00:00:54
Speaker
match days. We had four for matches.
00:00:57
Speaker
And the team managed to get three clean sheets, you know, including keeping up on a tradition of not scoring at the Milan Tour at São Paulo. At least this time the team didn't lose, but they didn't win either. Didn't concede any goals, but didn't score any either. So that's that's a great tradition. But anyway, it's one of three clean sheets out of four games. Also, did you know that RB Leipzig has been unbeaten in 15 Bundesliga matches?
00:01:25
Speaker
like quite an extensive long streak. I'm not sure I've ever had that before. And RB Leipzig never lost to a newly promoted team and that's for the 33rd time. So that's a new record actually in the Bundesliga. So all in all, RB Leipzig has won 8 out of 12 possible points and that's pretty much 2 points per game, right Richard? So I'm gonna ask you, what's all the fuss about?
00:01:54
Speaker
I ain't got no clue, to be honest, right? So and nothing to complain about here. Now, honestly, is I think it's all about the trend. You know, the the trend is your friend, and in that case, it's not because the trend doesn't look good, does it? So we are lacking of creating chances, lacking of scoring goals.
00:02:13
Speaker
And to be honest, we we were pretty lucky that we came away with a point at St. Pauli and versus Union Berlin that week before. As the game went, it wouldn't be a huge surprise if we had lost that that one too by by a conceding goal in the final 10 minutes. so Yeah, on the other on one one inside you're correct. And that's what Marcus said so today in the press conference. Hey, what's all about? It's not bad bad. Look we are we are unbeaten and so on and it's all true Okay, nothing to to to argue against that but how we achieved and how we came to that point I think that's
Concerns and Missed Opportunities
00:02:51
Speaker
the question. That's something if a fair point
00:02:54
Speaker
to to look at and to say, okay, if we maintain this form that we are showing right now in the past weeks, okay, things will get ugly in the upcoming months.
00:03:05
Speaker
I must admit I agree with you, and I always thought with these kind of opponents that we had, like Eun-Yoon, Faovell, Boohum, no disrespect, and and also Sam Pauli as a newly promoted team who had lost the first three games, I always thought this is the perfect time of building up a cushion before we actually meet the big big guns during the big big and busy and fully packed weeks.
00:03:28
Speaker
Now, it seems like that credit that we may have had or that cushion that we might have wanted to build up, we have used up already. We haven't got it. In that case or in that regard, we are looking at this first half of the season with slight concern. I'm actually concerned that if things don't turn around quickly, it's going to be ugly. It's going to be ugly until the winter.
00:03:52
Speaker
And I'm a little bit more alarmed than, than last year. I know at the beginning of the season, I was pretty excited, but I think we all have been grounded a little bit. And that's the mood in the city as well. And with the fans as well, because, you know, the style of football didn't, hasn't convinced us. It's not that kind of attacking intense fighting football that we style of football that we've seen last season. I know it took a while until we actually got there, but even at the beginning of last season, I'm coming back to that Stuttgart match, yeah they unleashed power.
00:04:21
Speaker
when we be When they beat Cologne 6-0, the team which was running most of the distance for last year, like you told us, that that was just awesome football but and powerful and beautiful to watch. But we haven't got anything like that. It's like the team's asleep at the wheel.
00:04:40
Speaker
sleeper um it's It's really difficult at the time. So looking at that style of football that we have to watch and endure at the time and currently at the at the moment, you know, with the lack of intensity of the fight and the high press, and it seems to be very slow and static and without any any creativity.
Strategies for Improvement
00:05:01
Speaker
And we're also missing elements of surprise, you know, the ones that we've seen last scene. And what I also saw as well and think, and what it feels like that sheer determination to force a win, to force a goal, you know, like we've seen currently from Bayern Ulfjoe Leverkusen, Faufbe Stuttgart and Bayern München. That is missing. That is totally missing. So that high intensity football is not there. So What do you think does it take for the team to return to this type of attractive football and successful football that we love so much? I think it's important to finally find back to winning ways. So so as simple as that, win one game and then could unleash or be the starting point of of some kind of streak. You know, if you look back to the last season, OK, we took away a lot of wins. But come comparing, if you're comparing the stats,
00:05:57
Speaker
of X goals from this year to last year. It's it's it's not it's not that far apart from another. okay but but we But we took away those wins and it took us statistically until mid October. So basically,
00:06:13
Speaker
Yeah, just before the home match versus Red Star, where we won convincingly and scored 3.1 X goals. And from that point on, the next game, the very next game was that 6-0 you mentioned a few seconds ago versus Cologne. And so in the head, we had a little setback versus Mainz, but Came back even stronger with the away win at red star our playing style was way better than in the beginning But the to be honest the the results wasn't in every case but I think so that makes me a little bit optimistic so that Marco was um um Made it once so last season he showed okay. We had a tough start
00:06:56
Speaker
and And we talked about it. we We talked about this fact that we are over-performing. And now we're we're talking, okay, we have shitty stats and we are not performing. So we get the results we were deserving. And that's there's a difference. And I i hope that Marco also is Going to find a way again to yeah to adjust the team and to tell them maybe Would be a good advice to say hey, let's get back to our basics one step back Don't don't overthink everything don't do it more complicated than necessary um Play what you're able to play what you can play the ball to the next open man to the open lead in the open space and Maybe run a bit more
00:07:43
Speaker
Sure, it wouldn't harm. Especially old folks run a little more. But okay, then I think, yeah, make it a little bit more simple and believe in your strengths. And if you hang on, results will come one day. And we think we have a little of patience.
00:08:04
Speaker
I wouldn't be that surprised if we are going to see a bounceback game this Saturday already versus Augsburg. But on the other hand side, yeah, maybe it's it's another 1-0, an ugly 1-0 again and we have to to wait a little bit longer.
00:08:20
Speaker
But let's talk about Oxbook a little bit later. But hey, at this point in time, I would take a 1-0 win. No problem. Sometimes I do wonder, but are we maybe just expecting too much as as fans? And are we um we just spoiled clients, so to speak? Because in in in my mind, there's no time left. The the turnaround has to happen this Saturday. It has to happen so this Saturday. And it in my mind, in and I don't think it needs to be a beautiful game to watch with high press, we just need the three points. So if it's an ugly win, we take an ugly win. If it's a penalty that somebody apart from gold pender takes and scores, wonderful, you know, well we'll take that. But definitely the turnaround has to come to sale because on Wednesday there's even a bigger challenge ahead of us that we need to be ready for and where we need another three points if you really want to get into the last 16 at some point of the
00:09:18
Speaker
newly created format of the Champions League.
Squad Dynamics and Challenges
00:09:22
Speaker
Very interesting to be honest, very interesting. you know There has been a lot of discussion about the RB Leipzig squad and I know we got really excited at the beginning of the year because it seemed as if you know important players we could keep.
00:09:36
Speaker
If I think about Gopender, Sheshko, there were rumors that they they would leave and the return, well it's not a return, is so well it is a return, he's loaned out. So we loaned him for a second year of Shavi, which seemed to be impossible at times, you know, with the big forces like Bayern Munich approaching the stage and trying to grab him. and I'm not going to mention his name anymore. umm I'm going to leave that. So we were really excited because we had some really exciting additions. And the last one, especially the last one, which I still can't pronounce, you know, a young, exciting talent and player. It seemed felt like we're back to the Aubrey Leipzig DNA. But now with the additional impact of experienced and and wonderful and extraordinary players like Xavi, like Gopender, Sheshko, on top of our our squad, which we really experienced, had a little bit of biological vibes.
00:10:24
Speaker
So we're really excited, but now it seems a little bit there hasn't been any improvement from 12 months ago. And maybe I'm wrong and maybe this is too harsh. And said if I think about the fact okay they had they of the fact that there are quite a few players who played in Euros, so at some point you will get tired and then there hasn't been a long gap. But at the same time, they get shitloads of money. I do apologize. And they they practice this every day, so they should know what they're doing.
00:10:51
Speaker
What do you think Richard? Has there been any improvement or am I wrong? Tell me I'm wrong. it's but Until now, from from the start of the season, I don't see any real improvement. you know it's It's just like yeah putting your head against the wall and trying over and over again, but with no effort of all your choice. And um I read, I heard something, I think it was at the 4 fans podcast, or I read it on an X, I'm not quite sure.
00:11:23
Speaker
And someone mentioned that the last decent match, the last high quality playing style match, here look he he watched was the 4-1 win versus Dortmund, which was basically the last match Savage Lager played in. He is right. way game At Hoffenheim he got this torn ACL injury.
00:11:45
Speaker
And since then, it seems like this team, yeah, and it's as if there is an anger missing in defensive midfield and nobody is is able to replace that and that causes maybe some kind of instability or lack of, you know, um trust to to the automatic running routes, passing routes whatsoever, that there's some kind of insecurity and and the in the whole squad.
00:12:14
Speaker
hmm i think it's an interesting point i am not fully convinced that this is the most likely or even the only explanation for this but it's some some kind curious ah about this fact and If this should be really the case, okay, then we have to wait until Xavosh Lager is back again. and Otherwise, we won't see any improvement. But I think it's a little bit more complicated than relying on and and one player and blaming him for he being not around. And that's the case, the reason, ah because the New Year's Court does not play what they are able to show to.
00:12:58
Speaker
I think some people compare it with the sports car, which is the first gear and just stalls. That's how it feels. If you look at the sheer quality of the squad, wow, there should be a lot more pace, not more power and a lot more success. Although if you just talk about those numbers, eight out of 12 points, it doesn't seem like a catastrophe. But if you look at the opponents and some trends, like you mentioned, it's slightly concerning to say the least at the moment.
00:13:27
Speaker
But if, you know, if that's the case and ah if we are in this sort of difficult situation, now I'm getting to the uneasy part. How much is Marco Rosa to blame for that? Because he kept a pretty much intact squad, hasn't he? With some great additions.
00:13:45
Speaker
You know, yeah, at the end of the day, he is responsible. he's he's He's the manager. He's responsible for who's on that pitch and how they're supposed to play together. and He's responsible for the information, for his playing idea. And yeah, of course,
00:14:02
Speaker
Yeah, it it seems like, as I said earlier, it seems like, you know, that the, there is some kind of, um you know, miscommunication, maybe misunderstanding or something like that. I'm, I'm, I'm still convinced that Marco war is a, is a high quality manager. And I think one of the best we we could gain after we, we lost you and Lagerzmann.
00:14:24
Speaker
Yeah. And I think he should be rewarded with some extra time comparing to like, Ted Esco, or, yeah, and any other coach, Jesse Marche. Jesse. Yeah. Yeah. Because he showed us already what it was able to do. And, you know, it's it's it wouldn't be fair, my my opinion, to yeah to kick him away just after, you know, five, six, seven, not that great games, but still with decent results. Especially without really losing anything in the league. He hasn't lost yet, yeah but they haven't lost yet. hasn't lost yet and and and yeah even the you know it's it's Nothing is decided yet. We we haven't lost a season. you know we have It's so early and come on let's let's keep going with him. and
00:15:10
Speaker
If you look into the Premier League, especially to Arsenal, you know, Arteeta is now for like five or four seasons, and to be honest, at least the first two and maybe the yeah third season two, they were shitty. I agree. It was shitty as hell. I agree. in so Okay, and he had this time, he had this vision, and now it seems all those puzzled pieces are fitting perfectly together. Yeah.
00:15:36
Speaker
ye So I don't want to go that far to say, okay, we're like Arsenal, but I think sometimes it's a good idea to, of course, it's a good idea to to show a bit more patience and keep an eye on the big picture on the long-term development of the club, of the team and long-term goals and not only short term. But having said that, I mean, I do understand all of this and I sympathize with that.
00:16:03
Speaker
and You could argue that Domenico de Tesco also had shown before he had to leave that he could turn things around. They went on to win the first cup, the first trophy national trophy. But then yeah you and I will remember how in the first leg of the following season everything kind of stalled felt so hard similar to now you know similar to now it's like when you said they may be thinking too much too too many too many tactics or maybe maybe the coach put too much into their heads and too much burden with place or their his idea how to play.
00:16:39
Speaker
you know You could argue that, but I don't see this either with Marco Rosa because he's been that much ah he' been there longer and he has proven for a longer time that he can work with successful teams and even with changing key players or losing key players.
Management and Coaching Discussion
00:16:55
Speaker
But having said that, I also wonder how long does the top management stay patient? And with that, I mean, Minslav, who's, I think he's in the ah board of the yeah Red Bull, Guillem Beha, so he's not in that sense directly. Well, he is not directly responsible for R.B. Leipzig, but just overseeing the bigger picture, so to speak. Gosh, that's management talk, bloody hell.
00:17:19
Speaker
And it's argued, or it's rumored that, you know, he really hung on to Jullian Margusmann and believes that with Jullian Margusmann, they might have been champions of the Bundesliga already. So I wonder if he gets impatient and if this trend continues and things don't turn around in the near future. um I fear that Marco also will be out before the winter, is similar to Domini Resco. And I do not know. I have no idea.
00:17:48
Speaker
Who would replace him? I can't see Turlo, I see Dan here. Can't even see Frank Lambert here. ha ha um You know, Alan Shearer, you know, drop your podcast, just come over.
00:18:01
Speaker
Wayne Rooney, Wayne Rooney. Now, I couldn't see replacement, but maybe it's because he's been here for such a long time, Marco Rosa. He is from Leipzig, so there's a certain attachment to that as well. And it's slightly concerning, but it's not as serious and devastating yet that that's my take on it.
00:18:22
Speaker
I agree. I agree. And um yeah, Marco was a gun before the win. I think it's it's necessary to to you know win just once or twice in the next upcoming eight eight games or something like that. I think that's that's what has to happen, that that someone has to make this decision and in top management, as as you said.
00:18:48
Speaker
And okay let's it's let's give them a little bit more time. okay Last season we had this thiss one ugly stretch between week 16 and week 19. It was the 1-0 draw at Bremen.
00:19:04
Speaker
It was interesting because that was the time when I was thinking, okay, this is in such a good form, and now the deity squad will make them themselves a Christmas gift and come back with three points just a few days before the holidays. And we ended up in a one-hour draw. And then we started, you know, we we've been there at a stadium. Frankfurt. Oh, one loss versus Frankfurt. And then came this two. But you weren't worried. was You were not worried because they performed really well. Just didn't score.
00:19:33
Speaker
yeah Yeah, okay, that's fair. And that's the huge difference to the most recent appearances we saw. and Then we had this anonymous 2.25 versus Stuttgart. And I was like, but yeah, we were like, okay, now we had no win in four games. And then the next opponent was Union Berlin and was like, okay, if we are not going to win this one, then it's going to be, be an easy weeks. And basically it's now it's similar. And now we are now three games winless to political draws and the loss at Madrid. And I think it's time to turn things around. So it drawn this upcoming clash versus Augsburg. It's not the end of this coaching staff. Wouldn't it be draw at at Saturday, day maybe a home loss or another draw versus Juventus. And then we have two away games, two away games at Heidenheim and at Mainz and the tasks do not get
00:20:40
Speaker
Easier no no in that game. So I think With the end bear mind and 19 very next game after those two away games is the home Home game versus Liverpool and use here. Well, basically we have no one home putting your home games and then to use L home games in the If you look at this five games to a box book you went to side nine minds and Liverpool Liverpool's the easiest, right?
00:21:09
Speaker
Sure. The easiest to lose. So we need to get away with, with at least, I would say, okay, seven points should be the goal. Okay. Nine points, of of course, bullet zero games yeah should be the the ultimate goal. If we come away with seven, this is fine. If we come away with six, that's okay too. Four.
00:21:28
Speaker
may yeah be nu two no yeah too too little to um to make a case to keep It won't stop the discussion. It'll start something else. I mean, in terms of Rosa and and wanting to Rosa to leave the club, i the only I haven't really seen that discussion so much. Like during that period last year that you just mentioned, when you know we drew and we lost,
00:21:54
Speaker
There were loads more people who demanded that Rosa would leave the club because of endangering all the, you know, the Champions League qualification and all of that. This time You can hear it a little bit from some people, but some also tell us that people we should be cautioned. We shouldn't be that fast because he needs time. similar Like you said, he needs time to turn things around. He has proven he's done it before. But you know during bad times, the same arguments come up. here his his His tactics are limited and his reactions during the match is is' very limited as well. And there's no game plan.
00:22:32
Speaker
or not enough of a game plan. What the hell do we know? We just watch football. Do we have a plan? No, we don't. And we think we know some tactical? No, we don't. But at the same time, you know we're clients, we like to be entertained, and we like to speculate as well. And that's our freedom. That's great. But give him give him more time. And I agree. I agree. This is this is what we need to do. and i'm I'm concerned, but I think it'll be turned around. Now on on Twitter or X, I've only seen pretty much one, somebody else put them with the hashtag Rosa out and that's RB Leipzig Duquier. They react in a very emotional way with Rosa out. And there's also somebody who calls themselves RB Leipzig Mexico.
00:23:17
Speaker
And they actually come up with something nice. It's a huge setback after giving the champion a blow on the table. I mean, I translated that from Spanish, so this is not correct. Okay. But I have faith that the victories will come gradually despite of what Rosa does. So he's not so convinced of Marco Rosa in the direction because the team has quality. and And then it translates it. I love it. Go the little red bulls.
00:23:48
Speaker
Lovely. I might rather like a reaction like this. I mean, it addresses the the problem. It states that there is an issue, but at the same time, let's let's still concentrate on the positives. And we have this vision and you have this vision of Willy Orban on the 17th of May, raising the Charlotte, the Bundesliga
Long-term Vision and Fan Expectations
00:24:08
Speaker
trophy. All of us are crying and with disbelief because we think back of the first four match days and can't believe that we turned it around or they turned it around. This is the vision.
00:24:17
Speaker
And it would be a whole match. The last day of the season is a whole match versus I think Stuttgart. Oh, wouldn't that be lovely? Wouldn't that be lovely? 17th of May? Is it 17th of May? Is it 17th of May? Is it 17th of May? Is it 17th of May? Is it 17th of May? Is it 17th of May? Is it 17th of May? Is it 17th of May? Is it 17th of May? Is it 17th of May? Is it 17th of May? Is it 17th of May? Is it 17th of May? Is it 17th of May? Is it 17th of May? Is it 17th of May? Is it 17th of May? Is it 17th of May? Is it 17th of May? Is it 17th of May? Is it 17th of May? Is it 17th of May? Is it 17th of May? Is it 17th of May?
00:24:36
Speaker
Is it 17th of Is it 17th What, you want to cancel the champions? No. Of course not. Wonderful. I think he should have he should get the chance to yeah to reinvent himself or at least to develop himself as a coach and creating new ideas.
00:25:01
Speaker
Great. Shall we talk about something different? And I would love, I just love to talk about our next topic because it's your friend. I call me a friend. It's your most favorite player of Arby Leipzig. He's an Austrian. He has 30 caps on his belt for Austria. Had a beautiful Euro championship for Austria. His name, of course, is Nikola Seivald. Like I said, you're my favorite player. And I think he's working hard to, you know, gaining you as a fan. Like you said, it's not that hard.
00:25:30
Speaker
And he's, but he's trying hard, you know, and in Hamburg with St. Pauli, he had his first 90 minutes under his belt. So he's really proud of that. And he thinks that is ah the starting point for a good second season. And one of his teammates, Yusuf Paulsen praises him for his positive role when in the buildup of play of RB Leipzig is also very good when when defending, I think in his good days.
00:25:56
Speaker
but But it's fair to say that at the moment, Arby Leipzig doesn't have a problem with defending. We don't have a problem with that. And not so much from the midfield because we have the ball. Okay, cut some Pauli maybe out. But the big problem is the attacking area and the creating of chances and eventually scoring. That doesn't happen so much. So according to Niklas Seijwalt, he believes yeah yeah there is a flow missing here and there.
00:26:22
Speaker
in the team in the past, they have proven that they can gain back to an attacking form, to an attacking play of football, a successful way of football. So he's very optimistic that for this year, this will happen again. So they're going to be more creative force for that. That is something he is so sure that this is going to happen again.
00:26:42
Speaker
He's also mentioning that Shavi, of course, is chasing his top four, but contrary to all of us, most of us and all of us, he does see him on the training ground every day. And you know, he tells us Shavi is an outstanding player. He will be back. Don't worry, guys.
00:26:59
Speaker
So I take his word, you know, he's a professional. Talk about another professional. So why should I doubt that? It seems to be feeling quite confident or comfortable with his teammates in midfield with Amadou Haidara, Kefko, of course, but he does miss Sava Schlager.
00:27:17
Speaker
But Sava Schlager learned this already in doing some sort of individual training on the yeah on the pitch as well. Not with the team, but he's fighting hard to come back from his injuries. Sava is also very ah optimistic about Sava Schlager that he comes back even stronger.
00:27:32
Speaker
because he has come back stronger in the past from longer injuries. And Richard, I'm not sure if I remember this correctly, but there was a stretch before where Schlager was injured for a longer time, and but he has come back quite strong as well, also playing with Amadou Aydar, and we're kind of missing these two playing together.
00:27:53
Speaker
in that fine form like last year. But, you know, again, Nick is aware, like the rest of the team, that they have dropped points lately and that it is vital to win versus the next set of opponents because it is, you know, Augsburg and Heidenheim, you need to beat them, you need to get those six points.
00:28:12
Speaker
And he's also aware of the mood of quite a few fans in the city which is not so positive and the media reactions which are of me which also not so great and positive at times and i sometimes I think it's quite an understatement. Sometimes I think the media is also from podcasts that I was listening to or what I was reading.
00:28:33
Speaker
and The media is a bit surprised that we're having such difficulties that it feels like there's a sports car which doesn't really, you know, ah which is the first gear and doesn't really start running. But according to Nicholas Seilwald, everybody is determined to get out of this stronger and get back to winning ways as soon as possible. Well, as soon as possible in his words it means now more than ever. So we're getting some fighting talk, some spirit
Match Preview: RB Leipzig vs Augsburg
00:28:59
Speaker
here. I love that.
00:29:01
Speaker
Can't imagine really from from Nicholas Seywald because he seems to be one of those people who's not that feisty. But hey, if he says so, let's believe in him. Let's go for that. So Nicholas Seywald with some fighting talk and working hard to win you Richard as a fan. There you go. I wish him all the best. I keep my fingers crossed he's going to finally make it. Brilliant.
00:29:27
Speaker
So Richard, I'm dying to know, what are we going to talk about when we talk about our next opponent? Who is that?
00:29:42
Speaker
Yeah, it's F.T. Augsburg. He boop and kissed the from Bavaria. So, yeah, what can we expect? You know, they had a tough start into the season. They were more like a hot and cold start. So they had the two-hour draw versus Bremen at home, I think it was That was a freaky game for them because, you know, there wasn't that bad, this result. you it's It's not what you but what what should have been the outcome of that game because Augsburg was quite okay. They hit two times to crossbar on the first half, then fell behind with the penalty that Heidenheim got rewarded. And so it just seemed to miss Demirovich quite a lot in that game. okay Because they had their chances and Demirovich is now gone, you know, there is Ed Stuttgart and most recently a scored nicely versus Dortmund.
00:30:41
Speaker
Okay. And then they had a 3-1 win versus Sang Pauli and a 2-3 loss versus Mainz. That was an ugly game last Friday. The Augsburg was the by far better the team and that in that match. So they had like, I don't know, 16 or 17 shots on and on target and just wasn't able to put enough into the back of the net. And in the end of the day or the end of the middle mid through the second half, they lost their most prolific striker.
00:31:06
Speaker
It's ah Samuel Essendi. You know, he's now another round at Saturday because he got his two yellow cards and he's now off. That should help, shouldn't it? You know, I would say Augsburg isn't a better team without him.
00:31:27
Speaker
Extremely diplomatic. Thank you. So, um so they are not that bad, especially when when when it's all about, you know, creating some some some nice chances and find a gas pedal and go for our own for for goals to score. And, you know,
00:31:48
Speaker
They have got quite a good few good names on their roster. You know, there's Ruben Vargas, this ah Swiss guy who... This guy amazes me every time. Do you do you remember his appearance with Italy during the Euros? Yeah. if it It felt as if it was the game of his career. He almost shot them off the park on his own, you know. And he's with Augsburg, incredible.
00:32:12
Speaker
I know. And in at that time when you think, guy, he's he's he's not playing for one of the top clubs, he's playing for Augsburg. And now he's putting in the performance like this and a display like that and the Italians have no chance. Wow. And you know what and what the amazing thing is?
00:32:29
Speaker
He's still at still at Augsburg and you what he didn't even play in all four matches and he did even what was in the starting 11 in all of those matches he played in. Augsburg must be a hell of a team.
00:32:45
Speaker
But they got their weaknesses and I think it seems like at least in the first four weeks into the season the goalkeeper is not the best. um It's Ned Jeko-Lapovich from Croatia. I hope I pronounced them correctly. He's got a Devastating save percentage of like 52% Okay, um it's the last place in the Bundesliga. Yeah, Peter Pete Goulashy has 90 Okay, 90 won't be he won't be able to hold 90% up for the whole season But 52 Gosh, that's slow. That's that's that's weak. Yeah, it's not Bundesliga worthy and it seems
00:33:21
Speaker
Another weakness should be the captain is Jeffrey Overlay from the Netherlands, who was 33 years old already, usually defending on their right defensive side as a right back. And I mentioned this height nine match again, all of those goals and all of those attacks came over the left attacking side of height nine. So it seems left side. Okay, who do we got?
00:33:49
Speaker
Yeah. that would go Isn't that perfect? It's yeah on paper. It's perfect. Like, like every week when I starting analyzing those opponents and things, okay, this should be a nice measure for us. Right. And then, you know, yeah what's the problem with the team? They don't listen to you. Are you still getting through? You're not. Maybe they should be listened to us a little bit more. Marco.
00:34:13
Speaker
Okay, obviously the keeper, or at least for now, is is not in in his top form, or maybe he's he really a factor in that defense. Obviously not in that best form, not in the form that helps the team a lot. So yeah, keep on pounding over the left side, dive at arm, go for crosses all 24-7, go for crosses like 10-12, 15-20 crosses.
00:34:39
Speaker
And finally find Shasko in the middle and then, you know, just keep your headers right on the middle of the goal line and the keeper won't be able to keep it because he's obviously bad, bad. No, just kidding. It's, you know, in four weeks into the season, this might be a little bit fluky, but it's, it's, yeah, it's a hint. Well, maybe it doesn't have the greatest of confidence at the moment because of those four performances and they need to exploit that. Yeah. Simple as that. What do I know?
00:35:09
Speaker
And yes, stop carrying the ball into the penalty box 24-7. Shoot from outside and go for the for the de deflections. I said it before, I'm going to say it again. Fire from all cylinders. And go for rebounds.
00:35:23
Speaker
So, all right, yeah, after I spoke, nothing that much more to say about. We have a brilliant record against them, 20 games played already, only lost three times. And it's been long, long ago, two times at the Cup at home, you know, it was back in 2012 and 2014 when we faced them in the second and the first round. And I think the third loss was somewhere in our first or second Bundesliga year, I don't know.
00:35:50
Speaker
So yeah, usually Augsburg is an opponent that fits us pretty well. And yeah, with all that being said and all these things we analyzed in the last 30 minutes and how, how strong our players are individual and um the weaknesses they got. And you know, that Seywald pronounces that it's now more than ever. Fighting talk. Come on.
00:36:14
Speaker
You know, I'm convinced, really convinced, from the deepest point of my heart or anywhere in my body, that we go away with a win on Saturday. And I wouldn't be surprised if we're going to away with a win.
00:36:30
Speaker
Faunal 4 nil or something like that, you know something whoa, you know, they don't do that much different from the other games So to speak but suddenly this little Lasts, you know little steps and the and your performance is that Will lead you to finally find the back of the net?
00:36:51
Speaker
I think we're just yearning for this match, which unlocks the whole strength and the quality of the team. We're just yearning for that. And of course, everybody's dance has to do their part as well. Don't get impatient. Similar to the situation that you talked about last season, you know, in that difficult stretch and just before the game versus Union, where we had a, I think a similar situation and where people in the stands maybe got a little bit impatient and that's a danger again that we're getting impatient very quickly you know there's some some some misconnection or some some error on on the pitch or there's some strange flukey chance by Augsburg it doesn't really happen it doesn't really work in the that first 10-15 minutes it seems like the team is not fighting that hard and there's not that sheer will to score
00:37:42
Speaker
We got to be patient guys and support them, but the team can help us by just, you know, fire shots from all angles. Try it. We appreciate that. And we'll get behind you straight away and we get loud and we'll be roaring. And even better, you know what the secret is? Just score. you know David Ramm crossing and Sheshko will score. Or Goldpanda will do his thing. Just a word of caution. Last time Goldpanda took a penalty versus Ochsberg, he didn't score. So please refrain from doing that. Now appoint somebody else.
00:38:11
Speaker
Copender will do other goals in a different way. But you know what else I would love to see? A major improvement on on set pieces. We're so harmless with set pieces. I don't know why. I don't know if they're a specially designed place, you know, like in football and it doesn't work. That would be awesome. You think there's going to be a huge win. Now, who's going to be in the pitch to get us that huge win?
00:38:36
Speaker
fools for comp so
00:38:42
Speaker
Of course, Goulash in goal because Marco wasn't mentioned it today. I know that he's not going to change. Do I hear that this may not be your preference at this point in time? I don't, I i don't, so I cannot make it to to fit things together from that. What does it make sense it before? Yeah, it doesn't make sense because before the season started, he mentioned that he is going to, to rotate a little bit and that we found a fault. We'll get his chances and you know, we mentioned our schedule the upcoming weeks. So if not Saturday, one else, you know, there won't be an opportunity before this poly cup match.
00:39:20
Speaker
exactly I don't think he'll maybe's ah think he'll put him in goal on Wednesday unless Gula is injured. Yeah, you know, yeah you won't put him in. No, definitely not. Definitely not. Okay, so... Okay, it's a good machine goal. Right back.
00:39:39
Speaker
Orba, Leukeba and Raum, the other four packs. I don't think that Rosa will move away from his preferred 2-2-2 formation. So Heidara and Seywald, defensive midfield. I think we're going to see Baumgartner from the start next to Shavi.
00:39:54
Speaker
And yeah, Paulsen got his chance versus Hank Pauli, didn't make it, okay, come on, bring Olpenda back, please, from the very beginning, and next to Jesko. Wonderful. And Jesko scores twice, Sharvi once, and Olpenda makes sense for it four. And do you think substitute instead of Jusof, there may be Silva again?
00:40:19
Speaker
He did come on versus them Paul, now okay, it would be useful. Yeah, yeah where we when you were in desperation mode. No, we're desperate when Yusuf comes on. We're desperate from the beginning.
00:40:34
Speaker
Now, it'll be great. I mean, if I think you he'll stop in Yusuf at some point, but before that, other people will have to do the job. So, okay. So what do you think predict in terms of score? Did you say 4-0? Did I hear that? Yeah, I said 4-0. I mentioned earlier in the episode that I wouldn't be, so it's it's truly, I wouldn't be surprised if this is an ugly game again. But, you know, I'm so, am i'm umm I'm just convinced um that our players are so much better individual than their shoulders in the last weeks. And there has to be that game that things
00:41:13
Speaker
will end up in our favor, and this is it. Well, there has to be the game where they click as a team. Individual players, all good and fine, but they really have to work as a team catching.
Podcast Conclusion and Engagement
00:41:27
Speaker
I'm looking forward to seeing that on Saturday. Not sure if it's going to be 4-0, but a 2-0. 2-0. Keep a clean sheet, keep that going, but score twice. Sheshko, I don't care. Paul Zimany comes on. I don't care who does it, as long as we do it.
00:41:43
Speaker
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00:42:49
Speaker
But we'll talk to you again soon. We'll be doing an extra episode before our clash with Juventus Touring and return to a regular episode after that. So probably talk to you next week, twice. What a treat for us. Maybe not for you, but for us. Once again, thank you for listening. This has been Poz Red. And all I need to say now is... ta riot soky like sga um