Austria’s expectations of RB Salzburg in the Europa League sixteenth final at Eintracht Frankfurt (6:55 p.m. in the LIVE ticker) soar like the impressive skyline of the main metropolis.
If you can take out Borussia Dortmund and beat RB Leipzig, Frankfurt doesn’t have to be a stumbling block – so the tenor. The Mozartstadt go into the first leg in the Commerzbank-Arena with a wide chest.
And although the dress rehearsal with the 2: 3 against the LASK and the loss of the league lead did not necessarily give impetus, but also Frankfurt did not spill with the 0: 4 in Dortmund.
“We are playing against a very good opponent. Adi (note: Hütter) has been doing very well with Frankfurt over the past two years. We know him and his work in Salzburg. It is important that we have a good mentality and are ready for a real fight. It’s a great atmosphere here in the stadium, in the city, in this club – that means a lot of fun for us. We are ready and enthusiastic “, Marsch is euphoric before the showdown. But at the same time, the American also applies the brakes and warns.
Frankfurt’s flexibility makes Marsch think
Because above all the flexibility of both teams could become a trump card or vice versa a problem. Even Marsch cannot imagine how Hütter will put it on.
“Sometimes they play with a chain of four, but build up in a chain of three. They have flexibility, they played against the ball 4-4-2, with ball 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3. Always after the winter break it’s a great opportunity, but we’re also ready for a triplet. Perhaps Adi will play without a Hinteregger without an additional defender. We understand the opponent, have spoken a lot about him, ”Marsch wants to work out a plan with his team.
This is a bit of a headache. The quality of the individual players is also respected in the bull camp, and Marsch warns against this. Because a protégé from Adi Hütter has been in top form for weeks: Filip Kostic.
Taking Marsch out of the game is one of the main tasks. There are four goals and nine assists in the German Bundesliga, four goals and two assists in the Europa League and qualifiers.
Solution against Kostic? “He is very special”
Kostic is an actor who can hurt any team. Salzburg too?
“He is very special. He has played so well in the past two months, a lot of assists, a lot of goals, is always dangerous, has a good switch, is clever in one-on-one,” says Marsch, praising the qualities of the offensive player on the opposite side.
Controlling him becomes a task that should not be done by a player but by the team as a team. One should never lose sight of the 27-year-old Serb.
Nevertheless, you don’t want to cut everything to Kostic. With Andre Silva and Co., Frankfurt has many other options to attack, especially the switchover game, you have to be in control.
Is RBS ready for top opponents after exits and only two games?
But enough talk about the opponent. Because Salzburg cannot be disturbed. Not even by statements from Hütter, according to which the departure of Erling Haaland and Takumi Minamino and the lack of practice after only two games could be an advantage for Eintracht.
“I understand that the level is not as high as in the German Bundesliga,” Marsch dodges LAOLA1’s question as to whether these factors could have an impact on performance and prefers to emphasize the difference between the two leagues. “But it is also a good league, this club has been good for many years and has already achieved good results against German teams. Now we have two games again and give everything.”
With which players he tackles this venture remains his secret. With Dominik Szoboszlai, he is happy that he is fully fit again after his forced break in preparation.
The Hungarian midfielder has a good chance of starting. Andre Ramalho, who was often not allowed to participate in the important games in the Europa League in autumn, would also have his justification. How it really happens then remains to be seen and also depends on the system selection.
Standards: Fortunately Hinteregger is missing
Salzburg definitely has to be careful with standard situations, because this is Frankfurt’s great strength. Eintracht scored six of their eight goals in the group stage, four times in corners.
Salzburg, in turn, only conceded one of the 13 goals against after a standard situation and is prepared. Nevertheless, it is an advantage that there will be no reunion with Martin Hinteregger, at least in the first leg – because the Carinthian is serving a suspension.
“With standards, it is very dangerous and important for Frankfurt,” says Marsch. “We have to consider that for the second leg in Salzburg. He is also a fighter and very intelligent on the pitch. It is not easy for Frankfurt without him, but they have a lot of good players in the squad. Maybe Stefan Ilsanker is his replacement, we know him also.”
There should not have been any contact with the ÖFB team player, who might be a central defender, not even through Papa Herbert Ilsanker, who is the goalkeeper coach in Salzburg. Andreas Ulmer also confirms that after the game there is at most something to talk to the ex-colleagues and no bets in advance.
EL title? “Why shouldn’t you want to win the tournament?”
Salzburg thus starts the Europa League mission against Eintracht Frankfurt.
After the end in the Champions League, the enthusiasm for the top games and the narrowly missed promotion was so great that it was trumpeted that you now want to win the Europa League.
Has anything changed, Mr. Marsch? “I don’t think we’re the favorite, but our goal is to do a great job and win every round, step by step. Why shouldn’t you want to win a tournament you play in? I don’t understand it.” , says Marsch.
“I understand that there are many good clubs and it is very difficult. But we believe in ourselves and come with confidence and our aggressive style of play,” according to Marsch, the goal should still be the title. After Frankfurt there is an interim settlement, where the way leads.
Text source: © LAOLA1.at
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