Alemannia Aachen under pressure: Coach Muzzicato urgently calls for reinforcements!

Alemannia Aachen under pressure: Coach Muzzicato urgently calls for reinforcements!

Alemannia Aachen had another difficult task to prepare last weekend. In the duel against the second team of TSG Hoffenheim, the Aachen team had to admit defeat 2:4. Coach Benedetto Muzzicato was visibly dissatisfied with his team's performance after the game. With one point from two games, the start to the season is anything but successful. The personnel shortage situation, which has worsened in recent weeks, is particularly painful. That reports Kicker.

In the first game of the season, a goalless draw against Osnabrück, Aachen couldn't even make full use of the substitution opportunities because there weren't enough field players available. Coach Muzzicato has now signed test player Emmanuel Elekwa in order to remedy the current personnel shortage. Defensively, the team exposed itself again; At Hoffenheim, these weaknesses were exploited mercilessly.

Criticism of pressing and referee decisions

The game against Hoffenheim started very badly for Alemannia, who fell behind right from the start and were repeatedly caught in Hoffenheim's counterattack as the game progressed. Muzzicato criticized the pressing and made it clear that the defense needed to be better organized. A controversial yellow-red card for Lamar Yarbrough also caused displeasure with the coach, who viewed this decision as excessive. “It was a tough decision,” said Muzzicato.

A bright spot in the encounter was Lukas Scepanik's equalizer, but the error devil remained merciless for Aachen. After a long ball from Hoffenheim, the score was 3-2, shortly before Tiago Poller finally sealed the defeat in the 90th minute. Muzzicato emphasizes that it is now urgently necessary to intensify training and prepare the players optimally for the game.

A new beginning for coach Muzzicato

Benedetto Muzzicato, who only started working at Alemannia Aachen on August 2nd, returned after three and a half years as a coach in the third division. During his coaching time at Viktoria Berlin, however, he followed the 3rd league less intensively during his break for the Pro License course. “It’s a new and special situation for me,” said Muzzicato in an interview. He sees his position at Aachen as an opportunity to have more influence and implement his ideas. “The discussions with technical director Erdal Celik were crucial for my move,” the coach added, emphasizing the great atmosphere in the Tivoli Stadium.

But Muzzicato will also be challenged in the next few weeks; The next game is on August 23rd against 1860 Munich, and on August 17th there is a state cup game against Düren. In order to perhaps provide the necessary impetus, Muzzicato is planning to sign more players by the end of the transfer window on September 1st. Against this background, the coach already sees the need for further transfers to give the team more depth. “We definitely need new impulses,” said Muzzicato.

Transfer record in the 3rd league

There has been an impressive transfer record in the third division so far. There were a total of 263 departures and income amounted to around 6.53 million euros. In comparison, there were 252 additions with transfer expenses of around 1.77 million euros. Even if Alemannia is currently struggling with challenges, it remains to be hoped that the right fine-tuning and targeted new additions can bring about a turnaround.

The fans of Alemannia Aachen can be curious to see whether their team will get back on the road to success in the next game in September and whether the planned transfers will bear fruit. There is definitely confidence in Muzzicato's work - now it just needs to be visible on the pitch.