“It was basically a good game.”

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In the first meeting of the new season, SK Rapid Wien beat Admira 4-1. All votes for the game Sky Sport Austria.

SK Rapid Vienna – Admire 4: 1 (2: 0)
Referee: Christopher Jäger

Dietmar Kühbauer (SK Rapid Vienna coach):
… On the game: “I think from the first minute you could see that we wanted to take command, that we did good deeds, that we actually achieved 1-0 from the beginning. Then we had a chance to make it 2-0 and luckily we made it 2-0 shortly before the break. And then everything would have been broken with the regular 3-0. Then we lost the thread a bit. It was basically a good match for us and actually a good start to the season. (…) If you want to look for something now, you can say that we could have scored more goals, but on the other hand we came up with the possibilities “.

… on the possibility of Stefan Maierhofer: “The Maierhofer, if there is one thing it can do because of its size, it is the head; otherwise it would not exist.”

… On Koya Kitagawa’s goal: “It was a really nice play and that Koya then finished, that this is very, very important for his self-confidence, there’s no question. He is a really very good player and I hope this will give him a boost for the weeks, months and years to come. “

… On the good start to the season and the next game against Gent: “Of course we need a completely different game because Gent is already a size bigger and better than Admira, we know that very well. We have to be very active there and in an international game we have to be very robust. What is sometimes whistled in Austria is not done in international matches. And there we have to contribute our husband “.

… Before the game on the goals of Rapids for this season and if one dreams of the championship title: “It is no coincidence that all the coaches see Salzburg as a clear favorite. They have a first-rate team, but that does not mean for us that we do not want to dream, that we will not really give everything to get closer. But we have other goals. We just keep developing: it is a word that nobody wants to hear, but it is. We lost an important player and we haven’t really got a player to date. Young players also have to develop more with us now and that is the task of the technical team now. We don’t have the goal of Salzburg, but our goal is to have a good season. “

… before the game on Dejan Ljubicic’s new captaincy: “He’s not a Stefan Schwab in his class alone, but he took an incredible step last spring. (…) He was the logical captain for me. “

… Before the game, when asked if he was enjoying the return of the fans: “To be honest, I already enjoyed it in the Cup match against St. Johann at 1200, because it’s just part of football and I really wish it was back to normal. Because that’s how soccer should be played, even if it’s only 10,000. But we have to follow these rules. “

… Before the game in the direction of television expert Andreas Herzog: “Herzerl, everything, everything better afterwards. Sorry I didn’t call you yesterday, but you survived. Anyway, you always drank little. So this way: All, all the best.

… when asked by the reporter if Herzog’s birthday parties are always excessive: “Probably in terms of chocolate. I once thought that the ‘heart’ was not the best in the bar, but that’s not a problem. He is a very good person and that is more important in life. “

Thomas Murg (SK Rapid Wien):
… On the return of the fans to the stadium: “Yes, really great. Unfortunately, he wasn’t in the championship group, but he was in the stadium. It’s more fun when you can play in front of the fans. Even if it was only 10,000, they created a great atmosphere. There was a good atmosphere and we loved that they were there again. “

… on the upcoming new restrictions on the number of spectators: “Now we have also noticed that a new regulation will arrive on Monday. Of course it’s a shame, it hurts us because, as I said, we would like to play in front of the fans. Unfortunately, we cannot change that. We can only influence what happens on the pitch and that was very good today. “

… On the game: “Admira tried to run with two or three players in front, we kept very, very calm with the ball and we kept finding a free teammate. We surpassed it very, very often, we had many standards and we were always dangerous for 45 minutes. So we are deservedly 2-0. And then after the break, Admira improved a bit, we got a little passive, we missed the third goal, I had two or three good chances. And then we did the third and we watched the 90 minutes, an absolutely deserved victory. “

… On the denied hit: “He told me that I blocked an opponent. What I remember was not an opponent two or three meters from me. But hey, now it doesn’t matter because we won 4-1. But I think they could have seen it better. “

… On the next Champions League qualifying match against Gent: “We have started very, very well now, we have two clean sheets. Unfortunately, we have a stupid goal today. But we are very compact on defense, as you can see, we are always dangerous on offense, we played a very good game today during the 90 minutes. We have nothing to lose, we are firmly in the Europa League, that was our great goal. We won’t be favorites, but I think if we perform like we do today, if we play like this, if we stay calm, if we work that well defensively, we definitely have a good chance of progressing. “

Dejan Ljubicic (SK Rapid Wien):
… On the game and if the smile on his face will disappear today: “The smile will not disappear today, I think. A great performance from us, especially in the first part. We could have scored two or three more goals. Then in the second half we slept a little, they scored the 10 or 15 minutes well, then we scored the goal. But a deserved victory, absolutely. (…) It is important that we have won. “

… On the return of the fans to the stadium: “It was really great. At Allianz Stadium in general, if you can play in front of the crowd, it’s amazing. Now we focus on Tuesday’s game. We can still celebrate a bit today, but tomorrow we will focus on Ghent. “

… On the next game against Gent: “Gent is a good team that played a good season last year. They are the favorites, but we will do everything we can to make sure we win there. “

… about the fact that he will enter a game as captain: “Wonderful!”

… before the game about the fact that he is now Rapid’s captain: “Of course that’s a very nice thing, an honor to be the captain of the club. And I’ll do my best. “

… before the game when asked if he would stay with Rapid: “Yes, I’ll stay.”

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12.09.2020