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It’s tingling again in Vienna, derby week always brings out special sensations.
On Sunday at the 332nd Vienna Derby (Sunday, starting at 5pm on the LIVE ticker) the signals couldn’t be more different. Rapid is three points behind the leader of the table, RB Salzburg, on his heels, Austria needs every point as eighth to qualify for the championship group.
“We want to leave the field as winners in every game, we don’t look at the table. The guys have had a wonderful season so far, so we won’t put pressure on ourselves, although there is always pressure on Rapid.” . If you miss the derby, maybe that will be discussed again in a big way, ”says Kühbauer, referring to the starting position.
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At the same time, you have to pay tribute to the next opponent and archrival, which doesn’t happen every day. “We are definitely looking forward to the match, we don’t have this pressure. But Austria is doing very, very well, especially in spring. This is no longer the Austria we saw in autumn. It will definitely be an interesting match.” “
The 49-year-old Burgenlander can’t help but take a little hit. “Austria does much better in spring, you can see it in the points. They have already scored 13 points, which they only dreamed of in autumn.”
Kühbauer sees a change in Austria. More recently, the Viennese appeared mainly with two forwards, they were much more stable on defense and found more attacking opportunities.
“Because the players act differently,” analyzed the coach of the Verdiblancos. “They behave differently in defense, in midfield, the forwards are doing well. That is the difference with the autumn, when they also had good players, but now they act better as a team, it works better than in autumn. “It will be a close match.”
“We are interested in the game”
The decisive factor, which should not blind us, is the fact that in the derby it does not matter if Rapid and Austria are very far away in terms of points in the table, anything can happen.
“Anyone who wants to win more, who is better at the game, who does the things that have to be done, will leave the field as a winner. We are excited about the game, I have to say it honestly. He is a Viennese. In the derby you will not want to leave the game. field as a loser, ”explains Kühbauer.
Consequently, the intensity of training should have also increased, the players for the city duel were ready. When asked, Kühbauer jokes: “It really exploded, it burned.”
He said more seriously: “I think our training sessions are always at a good level because anything else would not be good as a professional. But you can feel that this match is coming, even if it is only three points. I hope it is not that I say after the match: apparently we were too hot, we will lower it again “.
Sharpness was always present in derbies with the participation of Didi Kühbauer, but times have changed. The former hot spur has also calmed down.
Demir and / or Hofmann back in the starting lineup?
However, depending on the situation, you can still get stronger on the sidelines. The attitude has also changed in general with the coach of many years.
“That’s right, you become more relaxed. When you’re on the pitch, you feel the fever and you sympathize. Hopefully not this time, but I’m relaxed, but you never know. I’ve had so many derbies, but the public is not allowed to be there. , the emotions cannot be the same ”, admits Kühbauer.
Maximilian Hofmann, recently injured, could come back in the squad. The central defender has trained painlessly, is ready to play and is an option for the derby, either early on or off the bench. Kühbauer is equally cryptic when it comes to the much-discussed issue of whether Yusuf Demir will have more time after his dream goal against Ried.
“He’s definitely on the team, so I made up my mind,” jokes the Rapid coach. “It is absolutely an option, it will be seen if he plays then. I wish him that goal again, even with the right foot, because it is not so bad either,” Kühbauer said.
“Kara has earned respect”
From Rapid’s point of view, how Ercan Kara can develop will also be decisive, because the forward was recently under special surveillance. “Respect has been earned,” says Kühbauer. “He’s playing an incredibly good season and he’s extremely ambitious. The defenders know they can’t give him a lot of room. But now he has to do more because the opponents know he’s a very good man.”
Against Ried, the coach saw another biting, fighting Taxiarchis Fountas, whom he may have threatened with a bench seat after the weak performance against Salzburg. “Apparently he doesn’t want that,” he said after Ried’s in-game reaction.
Rapid must be armed. No one assumes that Austria will play wait and see, the stakes are high in terms of reaching the championship group. “I don’t know what Peter is up to,” Kühbauer admits, unaware of Stöger’s plans. “But they will not wait and they will wait to reach their destination through a switch.”
For Rapid it would be an important exclamation point to stay in Salzburg, for Austria everything is at stake in the battle for the top six. Derby is just a derby, anything can happen.
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