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Coach Dietmar Kühbauer also admitted that the lack of LASK captain Gernot Trauner Rapid had played on the cards. “You don’t need to talk about it. I don’t want to reduce the performance of my team, ”said the 49-year-old. For him it was one of the best games of his tenure. “LASK is extremely difficult to play, and we actually put them in their place throughout the game,” said the Burgenlander.
Forward Ercan Kara played an important role in the success, avoiding a duel, taking many free throws and winning 3-0 in injury time. “It’s hard for me to praise the players, but I think the way Erci has developed since he came from Horn almost hurts in a positive way,” Kühbauer said.
Rapid wins the best game against LASK
Rapid celebrated a 3-0 home win over LASK in the top duel of the round. The one from Linz played from minute 66 onwards.
Cooler and stronger in combat
With a better evaluation of the occasions, an even greater victory for his fresher, stronger and more playful team would have been possible. “It’s good that it didn’t come to that, because otherwise you’d be talking about things that I don’t really like,” Kühbauer said.
But the euphoria is also so great. With ten points from four games, the Viennese are undefeated and just two points behind the spotless “Bulls” in the international break. “If we had said ten points, we would have taken it. But I am more satisfied with the way we managed to get these ten points, ”said Kühbauer.
LASK with unexpected weaknesses
Among the guests, the offense at Allianz Stadium, which had previously impressed internationally with eleven goals in two Europa League qualifying matches, was virtually non-existent.
Then there was Schnitzer on defense. Philipp Wiesinger made a mistake before the first two goals conceded by Thomas Murg (7th) and Taxiarchis Fountas (22nd), misjudging the long shots. “Two long balls, two goals, then we couldn’t come back, I think also because of the difficulties and intensity of the last few weeks,” said coach Dominik Thalhammer.
“Trauner was missing a lot”
Eliminating the rotation was probably not the best decision. Furthermore, the experiment of bringing Wiesinger into the middle as chief of defense can be described as a failure. Thalhammer had to improvise on match day as in the 3-1 win over WAC. It was only after lunch that it became clear that Trauner was unable to play due to a gastrointestinal virus. “Trauner has an extremely strong header and of course he missed a lot. But that shouldn’t be an excuse, ”said the LASK coach.
Without him, there would be no stability at the rear and the danger of set pieces up front. Christian Ramsebner, who entered the team, could not assure it and was excluded after a brutal attack on Fountas (66th). “The conclusion was that it was not enough to remove points. Such a day can happen when you are not so fresh in your head, ”Ramsebner said afterward.
