Augsburg vs Hamburger preview - Result all that matters: Zinnbauer
Posted Friday, November 28, 2014 by PA
Hamburg coach Josef Zinnbauer has told his side he is not interested in attractive football as they chase victory away to Augsburg on Saturday.
Hamburg make the trip buoyed by a hard-fought win over Werder Bremen last weekend which moved them out of the bottom three.
"It's pretty simple really - We need to score one more than our opponents and, if we manage to keep a clean sheet, that means we get at least a point," Zinnbauer said on www.hsv.de.
"It's the points that matter, not how prettily we play."
Hamburg do not have the best of records against Augsburg, having lost four and won only one of their previous six meetings.
"We didn't have a good record against Bremen either, but we still beat them," Zinnbauer added.
"And we want to take the positives out of that win and take something away from Augsburg with us."
Zinnbauer described Augsburg as a "very strong side" and praised their coach Markus Weinzierl, saying he "works very well tactically".
Weinzierl is without Marwin Hitz though, with the goalkeeper out for the rest of the year, though.
Hitz tore cruciate knee ligaments during the 1-0 win over Stuttgart last weekend.
"There's never a good time to get injured, but it's still very frustrating because I have been feeling really good of late," he said.
"But I look to the future with optimism and will do all I can to be fit again soon."
Hitz's place in goal will go to the experienced Alex Manninger, who has yet to feature this season.
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