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Before the start of the new Champions League adventure on Wednesday, defending champion Red Bull Salzburg has yet to make the jump to the round of 16 of the ÖFB Cup on the wish list.
The hurdle is high, especially for a second round, as coach Jesse Marsch’s team has to pass today (starting at 2:45 pm on the LIVE ticker) at the spusu SKN St. Pölten, which started well in the Bundesliga.
As third in the table, those from Lower Austria lead the pursuit field of the upper duo Salzburg and Rapid. No surprise for March. “St. Pölten is much better than last year. They play more intensely and have physically stronger players in the team. They play a lot against the ball and are very dangerous with offensive changes. Similar to our style of play”, analyze Marsch and he emphasizes, “We have to get ready for a real fight.”
Impressive series from Salzburg
The coach is convinced that the Red Bulls should be prepared. Almost his entire team is available to Marsch because Salzburg has not assigned any players to the national teams due to Corona cases. “We can almost play with the best lineup because the guys got a good break,” Marsch said.
Salzburg have only lost one of their 43 most recent cup matches. Not only that speaks for them. All eight competitive games were won this season, and the league recently left the field eight times in a row.
St. Pölten wants to upset Salzburg
St. Pölten can’t prove that, but seven points from four games is a strong sign that was backed up by the last 4-2 at WAC. Especially Israeli Dor Hugi has really beaten coach Robert Ibertsberger’s team. The attacker has overcome the foot injury he suffered at Wolfsberg. “Hopefully this little injury doesn’t throw him off course,” Ibertsberger hopes.
A victory for St. Pölten against Salzburg would be a first: in the league, SKN only scored two points in 14 games, in the cup, Lower Austria lost 4-2 in the 2014 final as the second division. However, with recent victories, self-confidence has increased. “It is a knockout match, a lot can be done. We can already see our chances to upset Salzburg,” Ibertsberger said. The Salzburg man cited a stable defensive performance as the basis for this. The possibilities must then be resolved in the game of change.
Newcomers Reza Asadi and Martin Majnovics are still not a problem in St. Pölten. Iranian Asadi should be a real reinforcement in the defensive midfield going forward. First, according to Ibertsberger, the 24-year-old should “acclimate.” “It still needs some time. But when it’s where we see it, it can have a huge impact.”
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