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The Austrian soccer team will have to do without a large number of regular players at the start of qualifying for the World Cup. As the German Legionnaires will be missing the guest appearance in Scotland on March 25, the newly formed ÖFB team will offer some premieres in the EM year.
Due to the strict measures, legionaries in Germany are threatened with quarantine when they return from Glasgow. This removes the otherwise binding parking obligation and creates a curious management situation at the ÖFB. Since a neutral venue or a home rights swap weren’t feasible options either, Austria will face Scotland with a team of renowned players, newcomers and returnees.
However, the ÖFB team had to feel for themselves last fall that an emergency team can also be a challenge: the Norwegian team, called up on short notice, brought Austria to the brink of defeat in the Nations League. on November 18, before Adrian. Grbic in injury time the equalization was achieved.
ÖFB team in Scotland without legionnaires from Germany
By contrast, Austria had to do without nine professionals in the group’s decisive World Cup qualifying match against Israel some 20 years ago – security concerns had led to a wave of cancellations. Then-captain Andreas Herzog still managed to score the deciding draw – he arranged the play-off entry with a stoppage time free kick, which included euphoric cheers and angry fans.
Then, as now, new heroes from the domestic Bundesliga and various foreign stations can make their way to the fore, and ideally work out a nomination for the EM in the summer.
Hill:
Although Alexander Schlager recently lost his 1-status to Pavao Pervan, the LASK goalkeeper should be back in goal in Scotland. Cican Stankovic from Salzburg is available as a replacement recently.
As usual in away games, at least a third goalkeeper will make the trip: Austrian Patrick Pentz and Sturm goalkeeper Jörg Siebenhandl were particularly convincing in this country, while some goalkeepers abroad were also able to rack up playing minutes. : Heinz Lindner (FC Basel), Daniel Bachmann (Watford) and Martin Fraisl (The Hague) are seeded in their teams.
Austria goalkeeper Pentz talks about possible national team nomination
Defending:
Longtime regulars like David Alaba, Martin Hinteregger, Aleksandar Dragovic are no problem. In central defense, LASK captain Gernot Trauner and Salzburg pro Maximilian Wöber could start as a duo with international experience. The team’s final roster also featured Rapids’ Maximilian Ullmann and Salzburg’s defensive all-rounder Albert Vallci. LASK kicker Philipp Wiesinger even impressed as a scorer in his only appearance for the team against Luxembourg.
There are clear favorites in the outside positions: Reinhold Ranftl and Andreas Ulmer had previously acted as alternates for Stefan Lainer and David Alaba. Instead of the Bayern pro, a former Bayern youth could join: Flavius Daniliuc recently received several minutes of action in Nice.
Midfield:
After his strong goalscoring values in Belgium, Raphael Holzhauser is calling back to a starting lineup, possibly in a more defensive role than at Beerschot. Göztepe legionnaire Peter Zulj is gaining momentum in Turkey and is an option for central midfield. In addition to former Rapid captain Stefan Schwab, some league professionals are in the field of vision: Marcel Ritzmaier was recently nominated as guard. Peter Michorl and Dejan Ljubicic play more than 200 Bundesliga matches together, but are currently still awaiting their first nomination.
Lucerne Legionnaire Louis Schaub, whose shape curve points upward, will likely play a key role in the offense. LASK has two candidates for the grand piano: Thomas Goiginger and Husein Balic. Austria promoted Patrick Wimmer and fast talent Yusuf Demir also appeared on the expanded squad in November. Two foreign wingers also have a chance to debut for the team: Thomas Murg at PAOK and Barnsely pro Dominik Frieser could improve the legionnaire quota.
The more seasoned variants would be storm pros Stefan Hierländer and Jakob Jantscher, as well as WAC playmaker Michael Liendl if need be. Even Zlatko Junuzovic has not finally ruled out an international comeback despite his resignation.
Attack:
The quasi-traditional component in question is a deployment by Marko Arnautovic in view of the long hiatus in play in the Chinese Super League and the strict entry regulations in Asia. In this case, Lorient striker Adrian Grbic would finally step out of the prankster role and get his chance despite France’s expandable season record.
Based on the current form curve, Rapid pro Ercan Kara is a hot topic, as a forward, the SCR attacker could be a possible consideration for the opponent’s robust game. Christoph Monschein already played with team boss Franco Foda, but after his injury he is still not at last year’s level. SKN striker Alexander Schmidt is the second-best scorer in the Austrian league with ten goals this season, but has not been able to celebrate a goal since late January.
The possible starting eleven for the qualifying kickoff:
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Photo: GEPA.
