Augsburg vs VfB Stuttgart preview - Stevens warns against complacency - 7M sport

Augsburg vs VfB Stuttgart preview - Stevens warns against complacency



Posted Friday, April 17, 2015 by PA

Stuttgart coach Huub Stevens has warned his side that they have not yet achieved anything as they head just an hour down the motorway to Augsburg this Saturday.

Victory over Werder Bremen last weekend lifted the Swabians off the foot of the table, but with six games of the season remaining, Stevens does not expect their relegation battle to be over until the very last game of the season.

"We've not achieved anything yet," Stevens said. "The league table only matters after 34 games and we've still got a lot of hard work to do.

"We're focusing fully on our next challenge, which is Augsburg."

After that, Stuttgart have five more games to save their Bundesliga status and beyond that Stevens does not yet know where his future lies.

"That's not important right now," said the Dutchman. "All I am concerned about is what matters, and that is our next opponents."

Augsburg's focus is on keeping their European challenge on the rails after risking a derailment in recent weeks.

With just one win in their last nine Bundesliga matches, Augsburg can count themselves rather fortunate that they are still holding on to sixth spot, but their coach Markus Weinzierl knows their luck will soon run out if they do not do something about it.

"We've been punching above our weight for a long time and been successful and it's only human that something negative comes along," he said.

"We're just lacking that two or three per cent that can be decisive in the Bundesliga, but we've just got to keep focusing on our next game and then we will be successful again."



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