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The battle for places in the upper half of the Bundesliga table is close, Austria is involved, but they are having a hard time. “If we do it like we do today, there won’t be many points left,” coach Peter Stöger said after the 1-1 draw against St. Pölten.
The battle for six places above the ominous line in the Bundesliga has already begun after eight laps. Fifth St. Pölten and Ninth Ried are only two meters apart. The Innviertel team delivered the next upset of the round on Sunday afternoon with a seven-goal show against Rapid. WSG Tirol had already tasted the sensation of two suite hits beforehand. The Wattener are sixth ahead of what they haven’t been in a long time.
Therefore, Thomas Silberberger was “delighted.” From the orphaned VIP club, the suspended WSG coach was able to cheer after a few moments. The Danish Juventus loan of Nikolai Baden Frederiksen was scored by Wattens with a double (2nd, 45th) at the beginning and end of the first half of the match to win 3-0 at home to Admira. “Now we were finally able to win two games in a row. I think it’s the first time,” said goalkeeper Ferdinand Oswald, who saved his team from a goal with strong saves.
Admira remained at the bottom of the league because they left their options lightly. Wattener, who were mainly at the bottom of the table last season, want to “get away with this positive atmosphere”, as Tobias Anselm, the top scorer (86th), put it. This now leads the Tyrolese to Graz, then continues at home against Wolfsberger AC and Rapid. Silberberger saw the lowest stressor at least once against Sturm. “We are not going there, like last year, that you are already completely trapped by pressure,” he said on “Sky”.
Race closed in the center of the table: Austria continues with mosaic
Austria will also face this trio in the next rounds. The favorites initially had a bleak performance in the 1-1 draw against St. Pölten, the Lower Austrian could have gained much more than just the advantage with a header from Ahmet Muhamedbegović (39th). Only with the substitution of Alon Turgeman and Aleksandar Jukić and much more commitment and determination, the Violets got the point they deserved thanks to Jukić’s first goal in the league (84th).
“We do our best, in the end it doesn’t always work out. But we tried,” said Jukić, 20. It was recommended for the coup next Sunday, where it is in the West Vienna derby against Rapid. Peter Stöger could at least notice that the defense around strong goalkeeper Patrick Pentz acted solidly. On offense, Austria’s play remains piecemeal. At least after the break against St. Pöltner, who became more passive, he was able to radiate objective dominance a bit.
Turgeman and Dominik Fitz, who have returned from long injuries, are the bearers of hope. “You can incorporate a completely different element into our game. But we have to introduce them slowly. We have to be very careful,” Stöger warned. Once again he stressed that Austria’s place in the top six was not natural. “We have to figure it out. Now we are using established players and we have some youngsters who will hopefully push,” explained Stöger, who conjured up a new man for central midfield in Stephan Zwierschitz.
Stöger saw differently that Austria in its current condition can only barely survive against city rivals such as Sturm and the WAC. “I don’t think we have a worse chance than against Altach or St. Pölten. It will depend a lot on how we get into the game. If we do it like we do today, there won’t be many points left,” Austrias said. Coach.
Mixed feelings in SKN
St. Pölten traveled home with mixed feelings. In the stands, sporting director Georg Zellhofer was upset by missed chances when the score was 1-0. Coach Robert Ibertsberger spoke of not losing points. The Salzburg man preferred to state that he had seen a significantly improved team compared to the last appearance against WSG (0: 1).
The fact that his team’s heads tended to hang after the final whistle was also a good sign. “There was a certain disappointment. Not only for me, but also for the players. I see it in a positive light again,” Ibertsberger said. A very difficult opponent awaits the “Wolves” on Saturday when the Salzburg Masters will be at the NV-Arena. Ibertsberger expected brave proteges: “If you are too passive against Salzburg, things can go wrong.”
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