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ÖFB boss Leo Windtner is against a discussion with team boss after 0: 4 against Denmark
“A discussion with the team manager is completely inappropriate at the moment,” says ÖFB president Leo Windtner, confirming that the Austrian national team will contest the European Championship with Franco Foda in the summer.
ÖFB president Leo Windtner has spoken out against an argument with the team chief after the 0: 4 debacle at the home of the Austrian team in a duel with Denmark. You are going to contest the MS with Franco Foda and you will have to give the coaching staff and the team time to draw the correct conclusions from the tough defeat in qualifying for the World Cup, the 70-year-old said on Thursday.
“A discussion with the crew chief is completely inappropriate at this point,” Windtner explained. “The team leader qualified for the EURO, so we will go to the MS with him.” Foda’s contract will run at least until the end of World Cup qualification in November; whether the German will really be in office for that long is an open question.
Windtner called for a factual analysis of the World Cup qualifying false start: “Now is the time to learn the lessons, score and fully concentrate on preparing for the European Championship,” Upper Austria said. After the defeat in qualifying for the European Championship in Israel two years ago, the head of the association had harshly criticized the team, this time he acted sparingly. “Now that the EM is in front of you, we can use anything but strong sayings or a great castling.”
Windtner admits: Denmark debacle “dampened spirits”
However, Windtner’s disappointment with Wednesday’s performance in Vienna’s Prater is great. “With all due respect for the performance of the Danes, the result and especially the match in the second half cannot live up to our expectations. If we enter the standings with the aim of getting first place, we will be far behind in the second half deviated. “
Due to performances not only against Denmark, but also against Scotland and the Faroe Islands before that, the question arises whether the home national team really has as high potential as claimed. “Of course the game against Denmark raises doubts, but not only I, the fans and the football public are still convinced that we have a quality that has grown in breadth,” said Windtner.
However, the ÖFB president could not deny that general confidence is limited around two and a half months before the start of the Euro. “For the fans in particular, the Denmark game was a brake on the mood. But I think the players are ready to learn from it and go to the EURO without hindrance,” Windtner explained.
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