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How is it that SK Rapid does not qualify correctly in the Europa League?
A difficult undertaking because opinions differ widely. Critics found a hit at Rapids 2-2 in the “final” for promotion to the 16th final against Molde (match report >>>), others even spoke of a misfortune. But Didi Kühbauer was also right when he said that opponents were not given enough respect in external perception.
In a group with Arsenal, first place was never a serious problem, against Dundalk he tried twice unnecessarily, but scored two mandatory victories. Then it happened as predicted beforehand: against Molde it was roughly second place.
For one thing, Rapid failed to achieve the best form in both games against the Norwegians. On the other hand, the opponent surprised with a well-kept football: not in vain, Jan-Aage Fjörtoft saw a new golden generation mature in Molde, as before in Rosenborg Trondheim.
But how does Rapid classify the group stage final after the draw in the stylized final against Molde? “We did well, but good behavior is not enough internationally,” Rapid coach Kühbauer said.
“Every player has to take that with them”
You had to attribute to yourself how it finally emerged, internationally. You can’t badmouth the 49-year-old Burgenlander. One is also far from questioning everything.
A certain learning process will certainly occur after the experience, one or another positive experience can be carried with you, as well as the negative one.
Therefore, Kühbauer assigns his players the following task: “What we definitely have to take with us is that you have to play at a very high level in six games. It is not enough as sometimes in Austria, and I am not saying that about contemptuous way – that you fall from time to time. You have to play well at a very good level, because physical duels are simply carried out in a very different way from national ones. “
Against Molde you have seen twice that it does not work with a performance well below one hundred percent. “Every player has to carry with him that he has to be there in these games, in these 90 minutes. And there are no excuses, because you have six games and you need points.”
“If that would divert me …”
The disappointment of not hibernating in the Europa League for the third time is understandably great. The opportunity was there, the Viennese had won the final themselves, but losing the knockout stage hit everyone involved even more.
Also Kühbauer, who before was in a good mood and was convinced that his team was on fire for this “final” against the Molde. But one has not seen enough. When asked if emotionally he was the biggest disappointment as a coach, although he has already experienced so much as a player and coach, the ex-professional is cautious.
“I gave the reasons why it wasn’t enough: because we didn’t do as well as Molde in both games. That meant we were now eliminated,” Kühbauer said, referring to the loss in Norway. and the draw at Allianz Stadium.
Overall though, you have to put disappointment in perspective. “But there are so many tasks in life. If that would deviate me or the team, it would be the wrong path. There are much worse things, it’s just football. However, football means a lot to me and the team and it really would have us. I liked having hibernated in the Europa League. That’s why he will only give us an easy one (note: Watsch’n, backhand), but we get back up, I’m not worried. “
Tense situation: “They don’t have teams like LASK or Salzburg”
Actually, the coach didn’t want to open the stress barrel again in his fall review, but he can’t get around the issue. With three games left before winter break, the Europa League has taken its toll. However, he emphasizes several times that he does not want to use this as an excuse.
“We know very well that the staff situation is very tense, we must not forget that. Without taking it as an excuse, the situation has always been tense since March -or before- because we always had to improvise. If you did it for months you have to do, something is missing in the back, “says Kühbauer, knowing that the team is already working on the gums.
“A lot of players have to play more often because we don’t have a team as big as LASK, for example, even if they play often with the same players, but they have the opportunity to change. And I’m not talking about Salzburg at all. That’s included It’s already very difficult for us. But now I’m not worried “, explains the coach in detail. He alludes to the injury of captain Dejan Ljubicic, who can be substituted for one or two games, but no longer. Or a Taxiarchis Fountas, who He currently has no rhythm, he is a player of enormous importance who was missing recently.
What does that mean for the remaining tasks? The weekend will be against WSG Tirol at home, followed by another “final” in the third round of the ÖFB Cup away from RB Salzburg, before Admira waits on the final day of the Bundesliga. “Now we have been eliminated, we know why, but in the championship there is still the possibility that we will stay in front. If you have seen the situation with us for months, the boys are doing well. But we are not further away yet, That hurts me, and certainly all Rapid players and fans too “, sums up Kühbauer.
“We miss that little bit internationally”
A few more hours will be devoted to the Europa League in retrospect and analysis. In principle, the chief supervisor chapter was closed with the final whistle, because the fault cannot be changed anyway.
“If you stick with the Europa League, we won’t make it. We have to put the shoe on. But if someone had a problem with us at the national level, they wouldn’t understand it,” Kühbauer said, allowing no blanket criticism of the season’s performance. autumn. “Until then, they were very good performances.”
In spring you can focus more specifically on the championship. Whether the cup remains a gift depends on whether RB Salzburg can be expelled from the competition early after two wins in a row. The sadness over the final adventure of the European Cup will have to be put aside quickly.
That is why Kühbauer concludes: “We are not going to question everything now, we have done too well at the national level for that. We got a bit lost at the international level.”
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