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Fast plays against Arsenal almost as if the match at the Emirates Stadium had been deliberately canceled in advance. Coach Dietmar Kühbauer explains his many rotations and why the Green and Whites in London had no chance.
Arsenal were at least too strong a class for Rapid on Thursday. In a Europa League duel between two teams that were not the best, the “Gunners” prevailed 4: 1 in front of their own audience. The Hütteldorfer was well served with the result, but had consciously accepted defeat in order to save strength for the next tasks. Next Thursday the promotion finals await Molde at the Allianz Stadium.
A 1-0 win is enough for the Viennese to reach the round of 32. However, with each 2: 1 win by a goal difference, the Norwegians who were victorious 3: 1 against Dundalk and are three points ahead would have the best finish for them. “We already knew in advance that next week would be the decisive match. Now we know what is enough for us and we will try everything to reach the round of 32,” outside player Thorsten Schick said. Coach Dietmar Kühbauer also hopes to be represented at the European Cup in 2021: “We want to win this match and winter in the Europa League.”
Rapid veteran Sonnleitner: “We are always one step late”
Burgenland had changed their starting eleven by seven spots to Sunday’s 1-1 draw in Ligaderby. Srđan Grahovac and Filip Stojković were saved to avoid a yellow card penalty in the duel with Molde. Rapid’s coach revealed that after the game. Other forces were battered and thus given a break. “Championship and Molde are the most important games, that’s why the changes came about,” Kühbauer said. For example, forward Deni Alar made his first competitive outing this season and once again defended Richard Strebinger’s goal.
The fast keeper did not look good when Alexandre Lacazette (10th) scored his first goal from almost 30 meters, but then it was a strong support. After conceding more goals from Pablo Marí (18th) and Eddie Nketiah (44th), he went 3-0 at halftime. It is probably also a consequence of the strong turnover. “We didn’t get to the field in the first half, we weren’t close enough to the man and we didn’t think we could do enough,” Kühbauer said.
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Of course, the routinist Mario Sonnleitner, who had joined the team, warned: “We tried to relieve the pressure, but we could not handle it at all. We also tried to annoy them, but we were always a step late,” he knew. Styria. As so often this season, the 0: 2 came after a set piece, this time after a corner kick. “It’s just that it’s really chasing us. It’s annoying that we don’t defend inactive balls actively enough,” Kühbauer said. Just as annoying was Mateo Barać’s wrong cross pass, which started Emile Smith Rowe’s last goal (66th). “We have to defend a lot better,” said the Rapids coach.
“We have to score the game”
Unlike the tight 1: 2 at home, this time scoring points was clearly out of reach. “You could see from the first minute that they are a top international team,” said Schick. Midfielder Marcel Ritzmaier stressed that: “They have a lot of quality, although they did not play with just one team.” Also for this reason, Kühbauer had canceled the batch in advance. “Even with the best cast it would have been very difficult,” emphasized the 49-year-old.
Arsenal have won all five group matches. “Molde lost, Dundalk lost too. Now we’ve joined the roster. You need an exceptional performance against Arsenal, and we didn’t,” said the Rapid coach. I wanted to finish the game quickly. “I don’t think we will now bury our heads in the sand,” Kühbauer said. The away league game in Hartberg awaits him against Molde, where they want to score again after three games without a win. “Of course we are disappointed, but we have to score the game and look forward,” Sonnleitner demanded.
The North London derby against Tottenham awaits Arsenal on Sunday, which is very important for manager Mikel Arteta after only 14th place after ten rounds. “All the players played a good game. We were aggressive, we created many chances with the ball and scored four goals. We want to take that to the derby. We want to show it again there,” expected the Spaniard.
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