Union Berlin disappoints across the board in Augsburg. The cardinal problem remains the harmless offensive.
This is what perplexity looks like: The Union Berlin players after the final whistle in Augsburg. IMAGO/ActionPictures
If the only real chance was a rather mediocre long-range shot from Andras Schäfer in the 67th minute, that says a lot about Union Berlin’s offensive performance. Once again, the Iron Men disappointed in the 2-0 defeat in Augsburg with a lack of imagination and inaccuracies in the front zone, the so-called zone three. “We have a hard time when we have the ball,” said captain Christopher Trimmel DAZN. According to the 37-year-old, things often fail at the last pass.
For the 16th time, the Köpenickers have failed to score their own goal. This “surpasses” no other team in the Bundesliga. After the departure of Kevin Behrens to VfL Wolfsburg, last year’s fourth-placed team is missing a center forward who can, on the one hand, secure and forward the balls and, on the other hand, use the many crosses with his jumping power and header strength.
A lot of things happened by chance
In Augsburg, the Berliners tried countless crosses from the half field because they couldn’t reach the baseline. But the Fuggerstadt team had the upper hand in almost all aerial duels.
A lot of things at Union happened by chance – like so often in the current season. There is currently no clear plan as to how coach Nenad Bjelica’s team should act when they have possession of the ball in the opponent’s half. And so it is not surprising that the trend is downwards.
The lead over the relegation zone could shrink to three points
In addition to the oath of disclosure on the offensive, this was also due to the fact that the capital city team made too many mistakes in Augsburg and therefore too many lapses in concentration. In the 0:1 Diogo Leite missed the mark, in the 0:2 Alex Kral was off the mark. “We gave FC Augsburg a lot,” complained Bjelica.
The Berlin presents meant that Union were unable to win for the third time in a row and the once comfortable lead over the relegation zone was reduced from nine points to three points at the weekend. The scenario is possible if Mainz wins its home game against Hoffenheim on Saturday (3:30 p.m., LIVE! on kicker).
Bjelica, who still has a lot of work to do, demanded that it should now be clear to people “that we are in a relegation battle.” Especially when it comes to finding solutions in the final third.
2024-04-12 21:33:24
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