The Salzburg goalie was not slot in time following the knee harm he suffered in the beginning of Could, crew supervisor Ralf Rangnick introduced on Friday morning. Schlager was Austria’s first goalkeeper within the European Championship qualifiers, and Patrick Pentz is taken into account a probable substitute.
Aside from Schlager’s absence, there was no information regarding Austria’s 26-man squad for the finals – Rangnick determined to attend with the ultimate nomination till following the ultimate coaching session earlier than the check in opposition to Switzerland, which begins at 11.30 a.m. in Vienna.
“No person is trying ahead to having such conversations”
The nationwide crew’s departure is scheduled for five:15 p.m., and regarding one to 2 hours earlier than that, the ÖFB will announce who from the present 29-man squad didn’t make the lower.
Rangnick will inform the affected gamers within the crew resort this followingnoon. “I am not trying ahead to it, and I do not suppose any of my crew boss colleagues are trying ahead to having such discussions,” defined the 65-year-old, who will enter the match with 23 discipline gamers and three goalkeepers.
The truth that Alexander Schlager will not be a part of the elite group was confirmed on Thursday night in a telephone name between Rangnick and the goalkeeper. “His knee reacted yesterday or the day earlier than throughout a weight-relieving operating session. It was clear that there was no level in hoping that he can be match to play within the subsequent two weeks. And if we advance, we actually will not change goalkeepers within the spherical of 16 or quarter-finals,” stated Rangnick.
