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Quick coach Didi Kühbauer is nervous before the duel with Arsenal. “We have to play at a very, very good level in order to inherit something!”
Austria’s soccer runner-up Rapid awaits the toughest and most prominent opponent on Thursday in the opening match of the Europa League (6:55 pm / Puls 4 and DAZN live): England FA Cup winner Arsenal, whose total value is almost 632 million euros, according to the specialized portal transfermarkt .at surpasses that of the Hütteldorfer almost 19 times, he is a guest in Vienna and a great favorite, even if coach Mikel Arteta can rotate a lot with a view to the match in home against Leicester.
“Money doesn’t score goals, but it’s (with that) easier to score,” coach Dietmar Kühbauer said on Wednesday, highlighting the “enormous quality” of the Londoners and speaking of a “very, very attractive rival who of course He has done in the past. We win a lot. We have to play at a very, very good level to be able to inherit something. “
With only 3,000 spectators able to attend the stadium due to the crown pandemic, Rapid lacks the usual fan support against such an important opponent. “We would like to see a sold-out stadium,” captain Dejan Ljubicic said, but still spoke of a very special match. “That is definitely something special because you don’t play against Arsenal that often,” said the 23-year-old. Like Kühbauer, he expects something that can be told and promises a total commitment: “We want to surprise and we will do everything.”
The fact that Arteta probably won’t make his best team in the run-up to Sunday’s important Premier League match doesn’t make much of a difference for Kühbauer. “There are other names, but not the game system. We know what they are doing, how they want to play, that is the deciding factor,” said the 49-year-old, ensuring that the rivals continue to have a “very, very good team, despite the rotation. ” that comes with the playful element. “” We have to try to upset their ways, just to defend, that won’t be enough. “
It is particularly important to watch out for Arsenal’s speedy forwards. “The tempo is always difficult to defend,” explained the Rapid coach. Therefore, your players must be “very, very strong of spirit”, that is, wide awake, to recognize dangerous situations early on and thus prevent them.
In Rapid, a player fails after a positive crown test. Kühbauer said he reacted “deeply relaxed”, “because we have been living with this Covid story for so long and we will probably have to live with it for a long time. (…) We can’t change it, we still have enough players. It will probably affect us. all clubs “. And since there is only one case to complain about, “that doesn’t bother us now. It would be different if a lot of players were really sick, then it would be a big problem for us.”
