Coach with out job assure: Hoffenheim’s Matarazzo has to fret: “What comes, comes” | EUROtoday

The uncertainty about his future as a coach TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Pellegrino confronted Matarazzo resolutely. «I do my job as greatest as I can. I can not affect the opposite. I do not know what’s coming, however I do not worry something,” mentioned the coach of the Europa League participant, who continues to be closely criticized, after the zero end result within the Bundesliga at FC Augsburg. “Whatever comes, comes.” That sounded fairly fatalistic from Matarazzo.

Also because of his sturdy goalkeeper Oliver Baumann However, the American-born participant was clearly not capable of utterly persuade the administration workforce after the draw he fought for in Augsburg. In any case, there was no job assure for the house sport after the worldwide break on November twenty third towards Bayern Munich’s pursuers RB Leipzig.

«…after which we’ll see»

«The factor is, we’ll sit down collectively subsequent week and analyze every little thing. That would have been the plan both approach, whatever the end result. He (Matarazzo) did a very good job. But it’s nonetheless the case that we have now 9 factors after ten video games,” mentioned sports activities director Andreas Schicker. «If you play this minimize, you’re in peril of relegation. That’s the minimize that finally isn’t sufficient.” So the state of affairs can be analyzed, “and then we’ll see.”

Thanks to the away level in entrance of 28,300 spectators and simply in time for the worldwide break, the Hoffenheim workforce, who began this season poorly, left at the least relegation place 16. The Augsburg workforce, who nonetheless dominated the sport within the first 45 minutes, might hardly console themselves with ending their mini-series after the lower than spectacular sport now prolong three unbeaten Bundesliga video games.

Biting irony: “El Clásico in the Bundesliga”

«I’m by no means glad with some extent. Both groups defended nicely. The place was dangerous. It was virtually inconceivable to play nice soccer. El Clásico within the Bundesliga. A really tough sport. Plenty of duels, plenty of lengthy balls, only a combat,” mentioned Hoffenheim Andrej Kramaric with an ironic undertone: “We are not satisfied. We want points, we want to win. If we work like we did today, we will score goals and collect points.”

On the opposite hand, Keven Schlotterbeck highlighted the truth that at the least there was a zero on the again as a optimistic side. «We defended nicely. Then you must take the lead sooner or later within the first half. We have not misplaced our final 4 video games at residence. That’s good.”

Maier is blocked

The Augsburg workforce stalked the opening objective within the first half – however it would not fall. Arne Maier (18th minute), who was referred to as up in midfield for Elvis Rexhbecaj, who was suspended, was unfortunate after a exceptional mixture by way of Frank Onyeka and Phillip Tietz when his shot from the sting of the penalty space was blocked by Arthur Chaves.

The Hoffenheim workforce weren’t as aggressive within the duels as the house workforce. There was solely a hesitant flash of hazard of their offensive. And in that case, then just like the counterattack by way of the one tip Marius Bülter (twenty fourth), the final ball was performed too sloppily.

The Frenchman Alexis Claude-Maurice, FCA’s match winner towards Borussia Dortmund two weeks in the past with two objectives, additionally approached goalkeeper Baumann’s objective. But neither from 18 meters (twenty seventh) nor from 16 meters (twenty eighth) have been his pictures exact and arduous sufficient to beat the visitors’ primary.

Baumann’s rescue act

After halftime, Hoffenheim confirmed at the least slightly extra emphatically that they might rating a objective Augsburg can be good with a view to the desk. But passes and pictures into nowhere are a hindrance.

Augsburg did slightly higher. Substitute Steve Mounié (eightieth) pressured TSG keeper Baumann into an excellent save. The nationwide goalkeeper was already on his option to the opposite nook, however simply stopped a shot from 16 meters together with his left hand. A number of seconds later, Mert Kömür, who was additionally an alternative choice to Augsburg, solely hit the facet netting.

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