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After the appearance of the Europa League in London, LASK will return to the Bundesliga on Sunday (2.30pm) against St. Pölten. A rested team will play at Gugl with equal points, which has caused problems for the competition on several occasions this season. “It’s a very, very important match for us to be up front,” emphasized LASK coach Dominik Thalhammer on the night of the 3-0 draw against Tottenham.
It is quite possible that at the start in Linz, the series champion Salzburg (who tours Austria on Saturdays) has already presented and extended his lead over LASK to eight points. Rapid (a guest on WAC) is also currently in third place with ten points ahead of LASK, who could approach the fifth round with a slightly different staff.
Because the European Cup match was intense and ended for LASK with a battered trio. The health status of James Holland, Rene Renner and Andrés Andrade was still uncertain before returning to Linz on Friday night. “We have to find out which players are fit and then we put all our energy into Sunday’s game,” Thalhammer said.
From LASK’s point of view it is a proud series to defend, in the Bundesliga, Upper Austria remains undefeated against SKN with seven wins and three draws. The two games last year were also clearly (3-0, 4-1) to black and white. However, there are now new coaches at the helm for both teams.
Ibertsberger on LASK vs. Tottenham: “brave performance”
Robert Ibertsberger watched the Tottenham game, of course. “It was an extremely brave performance because they tried to be confident both on offense and defensively,” said the SKN coach. He did not want to judge “negatively” the performance against the English title group. “They have world-class players inside of them that can dissolve pressure situations. However, I saw what we could expect, not without it.”
Ibertsberger did not believe that the LASK trip to England could be an advantage for his team. “LASK is used to this strain and they are also in great shape.” His team learned from a successful start to the season and even the cup loss to Salzburg (0: 3) that “brave appearances are not bad” against the best opponents in the league.
St. Pölten have won their last four away games and have scored no fewer than 17 goals. “We definitely dare to score points again at LASK,” said Ibertsberger. Thalhammer has also registered this self-confidence. “Of course, we also know the development and quality of St. Pölten this year.”
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