“In the end we played so well that we deserved to win”

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On Saturday, the eleventh day of the Typical Bundesliga was the duel between SV Ried and SCR Altach. The Vorarlbergers Celebrate a clear 1: 4 (1: 1) away win and therefore give up the “red lantern” and stop being the end of the table.

We have the votes for the game.

SV Ried – SCR Altach, 1: 4 (1: 1)
Referee: Alexander Harkam

Alex Pastoor (SCR Altach Coach):
… before the game: “I told (the team, keep in mind) that I would not retract. We discuss this very clearly, if this situation arises, then everyone can know. Our (football) culture is a bit different, we are a bit tougher in this direction. You should learn that too. Players are also in demand. From the managing director to the masseur and us as coaches and players, we all make mistakes, we all create without end, but of course there is a lower limit on the field when it comes to taking responsibility, the players have to do it on the field. Not the manager, not the coach, not the masseur either. I already mentioned it. The players understand it and want it too. I can say that, I have to say that and I can say that. There is no one on this planet who has more faith in these players than I do. We are a family. The way the players enter the field is, of course, important. As coaches, we always question ourselves. Yesterday I told a player that when I look back in the mirror, I don’t do that that often, a player had to play for a long time. The cup match against Seekirchen was canceled and I wanted him to play two, three, four matches in a row, I didn’t do that. Otherwise, we did everything we thought was good for the team. There are probably some exchanges that could have been better. I am the first to look in the mirror and I have a great sense of responsibility and that is what I ask of the players and if not then I have to address it. (…) I think it’s an exciting situation and when you get out of this negative spiral, it gives you much more strength than if you win five times in a row and win again the sixth time. That’s our sports life, it’s not just success, it’s not just the sun on your face and the wind on your back, you have to deal with that. If you don’t want to or can’t, you just have to stop. You have to do the basics in each game, if we don’t have the ball, we have to adapt to the opponent and play compactly, that takes a lot of energy. Defensive stability means fewer goals conceded, but above all a better base for offensive play. “

… after the game: “If I can only praise the players and not criticize them, sports life doesn’t make sense either. I am more than happy to have won, we had to win. The boys tried to play well, you have to be honest, not everything went well. It’s a natural process that players lack confidence, simple passes were played incorrectly, that’s part of such a situation. In the end we played so well that we deserved to win. A lot has to do with the red card, but you have to play that first and that’s what we did. I can’t waste one percent of my energy on what outsiders think or say about me. Our leadership and our presidium have come behind us. Nothing in the table will be decided before winter break, only in May, when the points are cut in half. So if we cut panic in the area in half, there will be few more problems. “

Gerald Baumgartner (Coach SV Ried):
… before the game: “A very important game, we prepared very well and we want to do everything possible today to keep the three points in Ried.”

… After the game: “We don’t allow much, of course the Altachers own more of the game, we didn’t want to attack them too early in their own half. We had more chances to make it 2-1 than our opponents, the 1: 2 was the heart of the matter for us. The height, of course, is already too high, the guys can’t be blamed, they threw everything for 90 minutes. Everything is very close. The opponent was just another man for more than 80 minutes, we delivered well and were dangerous on the counterattack. “

Ante Bajic (SV Ried):
… after the game: “After ten minutes we were one less man, we tried everything and never gave up hope. Then you shoot the 1: 2 yourself again and with the 1: 3 it will be difficult. We gave everything and set an example after the last game. A bitter defeat “.

Manuel Thurnwald (SCR Altach):
… after the game: “We finally wanted to do a trio again and we knew we were in a difficult situation, we all have to fight for each other and luckily today it worked. We were lucky today. We know we are restless and luckily I made it 2-1. We always try to do everything the coach wants, we believe in him and we do what he tells us to do. You don’t like to hear that as a player, but you try to give it your all, you always give 100 percent. “

Walter Kogler (television expert):
… On the game: “In that situation, a win like this can make a big difference for Altach. It looks like Altach will have trouble getting started in the fall, for whatever reasons. If you carry the momentum of today with you, the game was not easy today, not even with a man, if you carry the right thing with you, optimism and faith, then you can still achieve a lot this year. “

Toni Pfeffer (television expert):
… About Alex Pastoor: “A coach is responsible for what happens on the pitch, that’s normal. I get it, if you’re really sick of saying it once. He stays true to his line. “

… About Altach: “The way they performed was worth all the honors. The team is so intact that it will not play against the coach. “

… About Ried: “With a score of 1: 1, Ried had a great opportunity, at the moment things are not going well for Ried. The association is created in such a way, also from an economic point of view, that it is possible to work here in peace. You have to bring positive evidence to the Hochschaubahn. “

Press release Sky Austria

12.12.2020