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During preparations for the important opening game of the Europa League against Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday, not everything went according to plan at LASK. Two personal details were missing upon arrival: a kicker who tested positive for COVID-19 and a member of Dominik Thalhammer’s coaching staff, but for a different and curious reason.
Christian Heidenreich is an expert on set pieces in LASK and indispensable to coach Thalhammer. However, he was initially unable to travel to London with the team because the ÖFB did not give him approval: the 38-year-old is currently completing the two-year course to obtain a UEFA Pro license.
Only when the Linzers were already at the airport did the dispatch requested days ago arrive. Incomprehensible to LASK Vice Jürgen Werner. “A disaster,” he raged in front of the Kronen newspaper.
Thalhammer and Heidenreich previously worked for the ÖFB
Thalhammer, who was once responsible for the Austrian coach’s ÖFB training, also had “zero understanding” of the incident. Heidenreich is also close to the Austrian Football Association. In previous years he was a game analyst for the national team with Franco Foda.
ÖFB president Leo Windtner explained the federation’s reluctance to act on the fact that the requested authorization was also not well suited to UEFA. “That’s always a tricky situation. If you grant an exception, more wishes are often aroused. So it was important to me that you find an objectively justifiable solution, if possible,” Windtner said. News from Upper Austria.
Finally, Heidenreich was allowed to come after all the other participants in the professional course agreed as well.
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