Rapid receives Salzburg – Diepresse.com
After block blocks, no too much mood will arise in Hütteldorf. « It hurts us, » says rapid coach Robert Klauss.
With the hit Rapid Against Red Bull Salzburg on Sunday (5 p.m., live Sky) Completed the opening round in the Bundesliga master group. However, the very big mood will not arise in Hütteldorf, as the Block West and the opposite sectors are closed after the riots in Hartberg. Even without the full fan support, the green-whites strive for the third home win against Salzburg, which in turn has been unbeaten for ten league games.
Due to the division of points, both teams have the leadership duo Sturm and Austria in mind again: The third -placed Salzburgers are in the title fight with currently four points behind a lot, Rapid is missing in fifth place. « The fact is, we don’t need to make big sayings now. We have to be constant, and if we can do it, then there will be a nice spring, » said sports manager Markus Katzer on Friday.
Rapid had only been able to secure the place in the master group on the last handle. Highlight games in the league (Salzburg, Sturm, Austria) and in the European Cup (Djurgard) are now waiting for coach Robert Klauß and his men. You want to build on the recently good games against the former series master from Wals-Siezenheim, in the event of a full success, Rapid would pass the runner-up. « We have shown that we can hurt them. We want to bring our kind of football to the square, we did that quite well in both games this season. And now we want to get it there a third time, » said Klauss. The last four duels ended with two Viennese home wins and two away drawers.
Spectator failure
The changes in Salzburg under coach Thomas Letsch have not remained hidden. « You got stability back. You have decreased something back to the original football you have played in recent years. That means more vertical, direct, physical. That is more the Salzburg, which we have known from recent years. »
« /> Salzburg coach Thomas Letsch. APA
In the next games, Klauss has to do without striker Nikolaus Wurmbrand, who was seriously injured during the international break at the U19 national team. « We will fail over a longer period of time. It is a structural injury to the muscle. » For this, Jakob Schöller, Lukas Grgic and newcomer Romeo Amane recently trained fully. « You can see that he is a very good player. But you have to give him time to understand how we play football, » said the rapid coach about the 22-year-old aman.
Rapid, which supports the Momo children’s hospice with presence on the match pants until the end of the season, weighs heavily, the loss of part of the home support. By Friday, only 10,000 tickets for the game on Sunday were discontinued, which is fewer cards than Rapid has subscribers. The affected people from the blocked sectors should therefore not come. « It hurts us, » said Klauss.
Salzburg and the title claim
The Letsch team wants to support its title claim in Hütteldorf. « The competition is exciting than ever and there are no simple games. Like the start at Rapid, a very demanding task is a classic that is always something special. With a sense of achievement, we could of course set an exclamation mark, » said Letsch, who is worried about Adam Daghim. The 19-year-old striker came back from the Danish U21 team with a thigh injury, and his commitment is questionable.
The injured Takumu Kawamura, Maurits Kjaergaard and Karim Konate are also missing – the last two are no longer used this season. Incidentally, Salzburg has always started the master group in the past. This series wants to be maintained, even to stay with first place. (APA)
