After a successful start in the championship group of the Bundesliga, the WAC is aiming for the next step towards participation in the European Cup on Wednesday (from 5:30 p.m. live & exclusively on Sky Sport Austria 1 HD – stream the game with Sky X). With a home win over TSV Hartberg, the Carinthians would consolidate their place in the top three and continue the positive trend.
The Wolfsbergers have been unbeaten for four rounds and took a win over Sturm Graz and a draw against LASK after the Corona break. “This is a sign that we have worked well and have prepared ourselves as well as possible, but we must continue to perform now,” said coach Ferdinand Feldhofer.
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His squad is in second place due to the goal difference of one goal better than Rapid and one point before LASK. To ensure that this placement can be maintained, tact is required when setting up. “Now the freshness counts. The decisive factor is who is best able to get through with their squad density over the English weeks, ”said Feldhofer.
In this context, the routine from autumn could help when the WAC gained experience with many matches within a few days by participating in the Europa League. “This way the players know how to deal with such a situation,” said the Styrian.
The Hartbergers, on the other hand, are breaking new ground in terms of double debits – and paid tuition for this with the 0: 6 home debacle against Red Bull Salzburg on Sunday. “But before that, they made a big surprise by winning against LASK. And against Salzburg you can get under your wheels, so Hartberg is not the first club to have that happened ”, Feldhofer put into perspective.
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TSV coach Markus Schopp also did not want to overrate the Salzburg match. “You shouldn’t let this drive you as crazy as winning the LASK,” emphasized the ex-team player. “I find that we have developed in many areas. But we lack a certain breadth in the squad to compensate for things. ”
The WAC, on the other hand, has a squad “that has been a good fit for a long time. With the Leitgeb, Liendl and Weissman axes, they are very strong. Individually, they may not be as busy as Salzburg, and it may be an easier task. But we would be well advised to know that it will be very difficult, ”said Schopp.
His club has lost the previous two duels of the season with the Carinthians without scoring a goal. There have been three losses in the last four games. Nevertheless, the Hartbergs are one point ahead of Sturm Graz in fifth place – if the TSV defend this placement by the end of the season, you would be in the Europa League play-off.
(APA)
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