Coach Wagner remains hopeful following a challenging pre-season training program with the FCA team.
FC Augsburg's Head Coach Sandro Wagner is optimistic about the upcoming stage of the team's season preparations, following a week-long intensive training camp in Kollerschlag, Austria.
The team underwent rigorous double sessions most days, focusing on build-up play from defense and recovery. Wagner aims to implement his tactical ideas efficiently and build a cohesive team ahead of the 2025/26 season, with an emphasis on improving the club's goal-scoring capabilities and overall performance.
The squad recently faced Premier League side Crystal Palace in a friendly double-header, with results of 1:3 and 1:0 respectively. Although Wagner is not satisfied with the results, he believes the players handled the mental and physical overload of the intense training well.
In an effort to finalize a prepared, tactically flexible squad, Wagner has been utilizing technology, such as providing players with iPads, to efficiently impart his strategic concepts.
With the friendly matches against Crystal Palace taking place without spectators, FC Augsburg will next face SC Pisa in a friendly match on Friday, also without spectators.
Despite the friendly defeats, Wagner takes full responsibility for the results, expressing positive expectations for the upcoming friendlies and the 2025/26 season. The team will return to their normal training schedules in Augsburg upon completion of the friendlies, before the official Bundesliga season begins.
Sandro Wagner plans to further enhance FC Augsburg's goal-scoring capabilities and overall performance in the upcoming season, especially in sports like football. The team coach believes that the players demonstrated resilience during the intensive training sessions in Kollerschlag, which focused on areas like build-up play from defense.
