Like the phoenix from the ashes!
Just three weeks ago, SCR Altach was at the bottom of the table after a false start in the Admiral Bundesliga, and the Miroslav Klose project seemed to have failed prematurely. After the last three wins in the last four Bundesliga rounds and a minor, somewhat unfortunate defeat against Croesus Red Bull Salzburg, everything is suddenly different in Rheindorf.
In eighth place, just four points clear of bottom-ranked TSV Hartberg, the Altachers are still close to the bottom of the table. However, sixth place and thus the championship group with only two points behind is suddenly within reach.
Klose targets the main group
SCRA coach Klose also did not go unnoticed: “We said from the start that we wanted to attack the line. That’s why I came here and it’s my big goal with the team. It wasn’t easy to convince the team that this is possible. . “
Saturday’s game against Wolfsberger AC showed that Altach’s attitude is now correct. Although Altach was left behind early on, he missed a penalty when the score was 2: 2 and also missed a few other good chances, he still got the upper hand at Lavanttal (match report >>>).
“If we win these games, the team believes it,” Klose told “Sky”. His team “did really well and the level of fitness is improving more and more thanks to the many games. The fact that we continue to believe in ourselves after falling behind is much better than before. We gave up much faster. Now we believe in ourselves and we know we can create opportunities. “
Double pack ensign: “It was a salvation”
Two Altacher in particular deserve a special mention, the two youngest on the pitch: Noah Bischof and Alexis Tibidi.
The first, 19-year-old from Vorarlberg with an excellent left foot, scored a remarkable double on Saturday and also scored his third heel goal in an exemplary manner. The second, a very talented 18-year-old Frenchman, who was unnecessary at VfB Stuttgart due to disciplinary problems and who currently plays on loan for Vorarlberg, scored the winning goal.
“It took a long time to score. I got close a couple of times and today it was finally salvation,” said Bischof, pleased to have scored for the first time since April 2022. The winger has big plans. also for this season: “Of course we don’t expect it, but we want to attack the top 6 and this would be a reward for us after the bad start”.
Tibidi dreams of the French national team
Tibidi thinks no less ambitiously. He says: “We are playing well and we are scoring a lot of goals. I think it is definitely possible to move up in the next few weeks. Why not play for the top six?”
With five goals this season, the teenager is THE player of difference in Altach alongside Atdhe Nuhiu. Does this put pressure on him due to his young age? “It’s also stressful, but I try not to think about it too much. If I try too hard, there is a risk of not focusing on what’s important. I just want to help the team and score goals.”
You will not be able to admire the skills of the young French talent of Altach for a long time, the loan agreement with Stuttgart expires in the summer of 2023. Then Tibidi wants to present his undeniable qualities in the German Bundesliga.
“I am here on loan and next year I will look for my chance in Germany again and I hope it goes even better. Like all the French, I also have the dream of playing for the national team. If it happens one day, I would be very well very happy “, Tibidi dreams.
Dutt: “I don’t always manage to score three or four goals”
Meanwhile, Wolfsberger AC has arrived on the hard ground of reality. After Lavanttaler have had a streak of consecutive victories in the meantime, they are currently accumulating three losses in a row.
“We have been a bit more open today than in the other games. We have had enough chances, but you can’t always score three or four goals,” said Robin Dutt, once again dissatisfied with his team’s defensive performance.
The WAC recently showed up so full of holes because with Simon Piesinger (knee), Adis Jasic (rupture of syndesmosis ligament), Jonathan Scherzer (foot), Kevin Bukusu (injured) and Michael Novak (sick), five defenders with a potential regular player were absent.
“We are not stable defensively this season and if there are also five players missing from the back, obviously it doesn’t help. We have no staff available and that is why I cannot use a tactical unit. We are weak on the defensive and often fail on the defensive”, says Dutt.