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Bundesliga champions Salzburg are trying to put aside the opening match of the European Cup against Maccabi Tel Aviv for the moment. In the league, Jesse Marsch’s team waits in Altach on Saturday (5pm). With a slightly modified squad, the second victory in the second game is planned against the Vorarlberg side, who have recently been weak in the cup.
Salzburg’s starting eleven three days before the important Champions League play-off first leg in Tel Aviv will be a bit different than the 3-1 win at Wolfsberg. “There will be a bit of rotation, but we are at the beginning of the season where we need pace and fitness,” explained Marsch. The American announced that he would make all five possible changes (“an advantage for us”) during the game.
Mergim Berisha could raid again from the beginning. The player of the German U21 team bet on Altach until the beginning of the year (16 goals in 34 games) and said: “If we play the basics against them, we will have no problem. A trio will definitely be missing. Midfielder Zlatko Junuzovic is still plaguing his thighs, new signing Oumar Solet (muscle problems) is missing as his fellow defender Jerome Onguene following his coronavirus disease.
No wrong decision possible to march
Failures are not a headache for March. “We will definitely play a strong team on Saturday,” emphasized the Salzburg manager, which is not a daring promise given the “Bulls” squad. “We have so many good players that I can’t make the wrong decision.”
Altach coach Alex Pastoor would sign this statement. “Everyone will be fine, everyone will have the rhythm,” Pastoor said of the opponent. “Whether Heinrich or Helmut play is not important in Salzburg.”
Altacher looks back with pleasure on March 2, 2020. With a 3-2 win at home, they inflicted their last league loss with Salzburg. “We were able to play our own game and win with it,” Pastoor, sitting in Salzburg on Friday, said via video press conference. After the 3: 1 cup victory in Gurten, Upper Austria, which was only fixed in the final, the Vorarlbergers did not return home.
Altach awaits former Schalke Obasi
For the duel with the league croesus, the Dutchman expected his players to be “immediately mentally present”, as in the sensation of March. “So you have to see if we’re in a good mood so we can play our own game 100 percent.”
The eighth of last season had difficulty scoring goals. In the last five league games, only three goals appeared. Chinedu Obasi should up the cut, the former Schalke striker could make his debut in the starting eleven in Salzburg. “Edu brings calm and style to the game. When he touches the ball for the first time, he is always face to face with the opponent and the goal. That makes our game incredibly well,” Pastoor said.
For the first time since the 2-0 win against Sturm Graz on March 8, Salzburg will once again play in front of the spectators at their home stadium. Tickets were raffled. “We are happy for our 3,000 fans. The team is ready to play in front of the fans again in a competitive game,” Marsch said.
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