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Hütteldorfer fell to the defending champion with 2: 6, achieving only one victory in the last six games. Coach Kühbauer: “We don’t have the mental strength”
Rapid in the ÖFB-Cup is no match for Salzburg. For the fourth time in the last five editions, the Viennese had to surrender early to the defending champions. This time with a 2: 6 loss in the round of 16 at Wals-Siezenheim. In a few days, Ercan Kara and Co. turned a triple charge into a complete focus on the league. The Salzburgers, however, continue to dance at three weddings, for them it works like clockwork.
After regaining the top of the league table with a 3-1 home win over LASK on Sunday, the “Bulls” earned the next hit on Wednesday. “Our mentality was good and a large part of our success,” emphasized Salzburg manager Jesse Marsch. Dominik Szoboszlai (16th), Mergim Berisha (19th) and Sekou Koita (23rd) made the preliminary decision with three goals in seven minutes.
Rapid could only stay in the middle before, where he made it 3-1 through a foul from Taxiarchis Fountas (45 ° + 1), and some time after the break. “We were too naive at the end of the first half, we played too lazy and got into trouble. But today I can’t be negative, it was a great game for us,” said the American, emphasizing the positive. In the second half, the hosts managed to score another triple, this time the goals of Patson Daka (74th), Mohamed Camara (83rd / penalty) and Rasmus Kristensen (88th) came after 14 minutes.
March: “Closer as a result”
This was the second uncontrolled victory in the last three direct duels. On June 24, Salzburg won the league 7-2 in Vienna. “Both games were much closer than the results,” Marsch said, describing his point of view. In the middle there was a 1-1 draw at Allianz Stadium on November 8. Coach Dietmar Kühbauer’s team, for which Maximilian Ullmann (78th) also scored from afar, was far from being such a respectable success. After the 2-2 draw at home against Molde, including the Europa League game on Thursday and 3-0 against WSG Tirol in the league on Sunday, it was the third setback in a week.
“I think we started well and we had the game well controlled until the first goal, without causing any danger. Then it took seven minutes and we behaved so badly,” Kühbauer said. The last time they had allowed themselves to be negligent on the defensive against Tyrol. The first goal was an effective hit. “So we lost our minds. It must be part of the long fall season. I think we don’t have the mental strength right now that made us stand out. The players are too concerned about what’s going on right now. and they no longer believe in its qualities for the future, “said the Burmese, describing his point of view.
Waiting for victory
Salzburg made the task too easy and goalkeeper Paul Gartler was not the expected support this time either. “Salzburg deserved to pass. That also depends on us. The ease with which we scored goals, you can’t act like that in Salzburg, even if the second half was not so bad at times,” Kühbauer said. The league match in Admira offers the opportunity to steer the rocking ship Rapid in a positive direction at the end of the year. With seven wins and 24 points from twelve games, you would also be in the table. “A win would do us all good and you stay ahead of the points,” Kühbauer said.
The fourth is four points behind Salzburg. The people of Mozart’s city received the WAC a day later and wanted to fix the title of winter king. Captain Andreas Ulmer, who was absent on Wednesday with a minor calf injury, could also be there again. “The week looks good, LASK defeated, Rapid defeated, now WAC, then we will go on a well-deserved vacation,” said midfielder Zlatko Junuzovic. Marsch also longs for rest: “It’s a long and intense year and a strange time. That brings a little more stress. So rest is very important.” Despite the coronavirus pandemic, footballers can travel with their families around the world.
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