From Friday the ball will be rolling again in the ADMIRAL Bundesliga (all ADMIRAL Bundesliga games live on Sky – with the SkyX dream pass you can be there live from as little as 15 euros per month)! Before the start of the season, our club editors put together a comprehensive preview of their respective club. Here you will find the most important information about FK Austria Wien, compiled by Sky reporters Johannes Brandl.
season goal
no shi*season
preparation
A transfer and preparation time that was very exciting from the point of view of the violets. There were five friendlies in preparation for Austria. The first duel against SKN St. Pölten was lost 2:4 after a break of 2:2. New signing Tabakovic made a strong start with his first goal after just two minutes. Georg Teigl made his comeback after his head injury.
In the following four friendlies, Austria no longer left the field as a loser. During a short trip to Portugal, including a friendly against AS Monaco, Manfred Schmid’s team managed a respectable 2:2.
New players were presented at Austria almost every day. A lot has happened in the player sector.
Transfers: arrivals and departures
Additions:
Haris Tabakovic (Austria Lustenau)
James Holland (LASK)
Andreas Gruber (LASK)
Marko Raguz (LASK)
Christian Fruchtl (Bayern Munich)
Nikolas Polster (VFB Stuttgart 2)
Matan Baltaxa (Maccabi Tel Aviv)
Reinhold Ranftl (Schalke 04 – loan)
Billy Koumetio (Liverpool U23 – Loan)
Departures:
Patrick Pentz (Stade Reims – FRA 1)
Vesel Demaku (Sturm Graz)
Christian Schoissengeyr (NK Domzale – SVK 1)
Filip Antovski (NK Istra – Leihe)
Alexander Grünwald (end of career)
Markus Suttner (end of career)
Bright Edomwonyi (without a club)
Max Sax (without a club)
Sterling Yateke (uninitiated)
Average age squad + squad size
23.9 years / 29 players
Rising Star
If Muharem Huskovic can have an injury-free season, he could really take off this season. In the past season he has already shown what he can do, but the potential is far from exhausted.
Huskovic is comparatively cheap for a striker. In addition, he will be set especially at the beginning, because Tabakovic, Djuricin and Raguz are not yet 100% match fit. If you want to have a constant points machine, you should secure the services of Manfred Fischer.
Possible starting XI
playground
Austria 2022/2023 should be characterized by a mixture of possession football and active pressing. The path that was taken in the past season should be continued. The fans can look forward to active/attractive football that is flexible with either a back three or a back four in defence.
Forecast VR
Austria starts with a backpack of -3 points in the league, the block can weigh heavily, because the fight for the TOP 6 will probably be a tight affair again. It will also be exciting to see how the “triple reward” (A.Tatar 2020) is tolerated. The squad is deep. Perhaps the violets will bloom again, perhaps the seeds that have been planted will not sprout. It is difficult to make a forecast before this challenging season with league, cup and international competition in a time-critical season. The TOP4 can be inside for the violets.
Tip VR final placement
TOP 4.
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