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FC Augsburg have to do without coach Heiko Herrlich in Sunday’s Bundesliga match at VfL Wolfsburg (Bundesliga: VfL Wolfsburg – FC Augsburg, Sunday at 15:30 in LIVETICKER).
The coach had to be treated as an inpatient for a few days due to a pneumothorax, coach Stefan Reuter reported on Friday. “I don’t have an exact downtime,” he added.
A pneumothorax is a mostly acute and sometimes life-threatening disease.
Expansion of one or both lungs is so severely hampered that the lung or lungs are no longer available to breathe, or only to a limited extent.
Herrlich pneumothorax “not dramatic”
However, Reuter said that the situation in Herrlich “was not dramatic.” Furthermore, Herrlich (48), who had previously complained of cold symptoms, tested negative on Corona’s test.
Reuter stressed that “there were no concerns about it.” On the contrary, Herrlich “had the feeling that something was stuck” and could therefore be examined in more detail.
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Already wonderful not on the bench at the start of Augsburg
As on his unfortunate excursion to toothpaste in May, also at that time before a game against Wolfsburg (1: 2), his assistant Tobias Zellner will be represented.
“He completely reassured me because he said: things have been discussed. He has total confidence in his assistant coach,” Reuter said.
“It is a pity that the head coach cannot be there,” said FCA professional Daniel Caligiuri: “But I think that we in the technical team have the quality to replace him. Nothing changes in the plan.”
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Augsburg want to surprise Wolfsburg
VfL, which failed to qualify for the Europa League on Thursday night, have “a very strong team, but we have shown time and again that we can positively surprise,” Reuter said.
After three competitive matches at the beginning, FCA is “in good shape. We have a clear objective to take something away from Wolfsburg.”
Even without Heiko Herrlich.
