11.02.2021 05:00
(Akt. 11.02.2021 05:00)
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Peter Stöger saw a 1: 3 defeat, which gives Austria courage
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Football champions Salzburg and Vienna Austria delivered a remarkable Bundesliga game on Wednesday to the satisfaction of both sides. After the 3-1 win in their own stadium, Salzburg were delighted with the successful demonstration of power after a 0-1 deficit, while Austria enjoyed the competitiveness they had shown over long stretches. There is an upward trend in Vienna-Favoriten. According to their coach Peter Stöger, the “Veilchen” are gradually developing “into a decent football team”.
Austria would have “gladly taken something with them” in Salzburg, and Stöger was not the only one who knew about the possibility of docking with the top six with a surprise. “The last time we had the chance, it was still 25 to 30 degrees.” The fictional film was initially quite to the supervisor’s taste. Stöger thought he recognized how his team not only offered the favorites the compulsory fight, but also sporadically put “the best team in Austria under pressure”, calmed the game and temporarily forced Salzburg to do “what they least like to do: That they also run to the back, “said Stöger on Sky.
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The potential sensation after the 1-0 win by the former “Bull” Georg Teigl (59th) lasted only six minutes and two Salzburg changes. With Patson Daka, but above all Zlatko Junuzovic, the change came. And Sekou Koita is still the most dangerous player in the league. The 13th goal of the season for the 21-year-old, who is facing a doping ban, meant that 1: 1. Shortly afterwards, US young star Brenden Aaronson turned the game for good with his first goal (72nd). Luka Sucic was also able to celebrate his first league goal (94th).
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The pressure that Salzburg developed after conceding the first goal in their fifth spring appearance was enormous. The squad depth did the rest to successfully defend the championship lead (one point ahead of Rapid). “In Salzburg the fresh guys come who are also of quality,” said Stöger. Salzburg coach Jesse Marsch said: “It’s a shame about the goal, but the reaction after the 0: 1 shows the mentality in the group. That (the reaction, note) was the best since I’ve been working here in Salzburg.”
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Almost a week before the home game in the Europa League round of sixteen against the Spanish club Villarreal, Junuzovic also criticized the exploitation of chances. “We left two or three behind at the end anyway.” Marsch didn’t want to contradict that. “‘Zladdi’ is right there, the chances were not exploited well. But I’m not worried about that.”
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The mood also seems to be brightening at Austria. The search for investors is apparently nearing completion. Chief Financial Officer Markus Kraetschmer said that the bubbly was not yet frozen, but it was “on the home straight”. “That should work out by the end of February.” Kraetschmer did not want to comment on speculations that the Georgian Merab Jordania could be the future investor. There was no denial. “I ask for your understanding, I will not comment on names. Name dropping does not help.”
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When it comes to sporting matters, Stöger is in charge, he said after the game: “With our small and sometimes larger steps, we develop into a decent football team.” With currently three points behind, will Austria still make it to the championship group? According to Stöger, the next three games against Hartberg (h), Altach (h) and St. Pölten (a) will be decisive. “I’m confident because the team is very stable at the moment.” The outcome of the parallel games feeds the purple hope. The sixth WAC (0: 1 at Rapid) remained without a point like Austria’s pursuer St. Pölten (1: 3 LASK).
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The current team structure is fun, said Stöger. “We have a team spirit again. That gives me hope.” Neo-striker Marco Djuricin can be expected in two weeks, the coach said. Djuricin is supposed to gather game practice with the two-man team Young Violets on Friday.
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