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After the short winter break, the twelve clubs began training. Ried has a new coach, Rapid welcomed two long-lasting injuries.
Preparation for the spring season, which begins in late January, has accelerated with Bundesliga clubs after a short break. At SV Ried, a new head coach, Miron Muslic, showed up on Monday, and the ‘secret’ winter king Sturm Graz was already targeting the extra match on January 17 at Wolfsberg. In Rapid, long-injured captain Dejan Ljubicic and Philipp Schobesberger returned to the pitch.
In LASK and Austria, performance tests were included in the program in addition to the mandatory corona checks. Hartberg and WSG Tirol said goodbye to their training camps in Slovenia and Malta, respectively. Salzburg completed crown trials before the defending champion meet in Taxham on Tuesday. The Altachers and professionals at Taillight Admira are in demand again.
“In the end, we had some euphoria in the team and we have to keep up with the wave of successes,” Sturm coach Christian Ilzer said at the press meeting in Messendorf. Only one point left for the “Blackies” over the favorite Salzburg, who played one more game. The main goal remains to reach the master group, Ilzer emphasized. In terms of transfers, with the exception of a possible exit from Emeka Eze, next to nothing can be expected from the Grazers. From Friday to January 14, Sturm will complete a training camp in Umag with a great team.
Schobesberger is slowly feeling his way
The Rapids pros got their first laps in the New Year at the Ernst Happel Stadium training center. Ljubicic and Schobesberger were there. The winger’s comeback, who has been missing for more than a year after a cruciate ligament tear, will take time to come. Ljubicic was last absent after a torn ankle ligament.
At Ried, Miron Muslic showed up as head coach on his first day on the job. The goal of the current ninth table is to stay in class. Muslic was sure of himself. “The technical team is young and inexperienced in the First Division, but I have a clear idea of what I want and I want to convey that to the players,” said the 38-year-old. He was accused of lacking experience in his past as a coach. “I solved the task well at all times. So I am not afraid that it will not work,” emphasized the former FAC coach.
The two newly hired attackers were not yet at LASK. 16-year-old Adam Griger of Slovakia and Metehan Altunbas of Turkey, who will turn 18 from Thursday, are expected to arrive in the city of steel in the coming days. Altunbas brought in by Turkish second division club Eskisehirspor could be awarded in the spring. LASK is known for looking for a center forward. The first test will take place on Saturday in Linz against Austria.
Stöger wants to work on tactics
There should be no changes to the Viennese list. Coach Peter Stöger wanted to work on the tactical aspects with the favorites, who disappointed in the fall. “We want to try to bring more security to the processes of the game and now we will choose those we trust to get the results,” said Stöger. Austria will not have their first grass training session until Wednesday.
The WAC, which was still participating in the Europa League, was back in Wolfsberg. Ferdinand Feldhofer also learned ahead of the game against Sturm almost two weeks later: “Due to the little time left until the first competitive game, there is hardly any talk of proper preparation.” The Lavanttaler will go to the training ground in Catez, Slovenia on Saturday, where test matches are also planned.
TSV Hartberg was already there on Monday. The Oststeirer will give way to the Wolfsberger on Saturday. Until then, coach Markus Schopp wants to seize the time. The convalescent Michael Lema did not make the trip to Slovenia, nor did Lukas Gabbichler, Hamidou Maiga or Abdoul Yoda. Loan contracts are being sought for these players.
WSG Tirol flies to Malta
WSG Tirol made a long journey. The Wattener traveled to Malta for six days via Vienna. On the Mediterranean island there are two friendly matches against opponents from the Czech Republic and Slovakia. There is also training at the Ta’Qali National Stadium. Approval for the trip organized by the Salzburg agency SLFC was also granted by the Austrian federal government.
“Due to the short break, we had not really planned a training camp this year, neither in terms of sport nor budget,” revealed sporting director Stefan Köck. Criticism that the WSG should have stayed at home in Corona’s time failed to win little. “We have CRP tests before, during and after training camp, we live in our own bladder, isolated from the outside world and we have a hotel all to ourselves,” Köck reported.
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