In the previous season, FC Blau-Weiß Linz had to wait until the sixth round for their first win – in the new season they managed to get three points in the opening match against Wiener Austria (1:0). “We showed that we were much more mature as a team,” said Blau-Weiß coach Gerald Scheiblehner proudly after the final whistle.
His club did a lot of things right in the summer: “We looked very carefully at the transfers.” And the competition has also increased – golden goal scorer Simon Seidl came off the bench, for example. Scheiblehner: “It’s an advantage compared to the previous season if you can bring players like that off the bench.”
Not only did this change pay off – the system was also changed at half-time: the back four had to make way for a back three – for a long time, Austria Vienna could not find an answer to this.
Scheiblehner’s gut feeling
All of this also encourages coach Scheiblehner to turn down the interested Violets in the summer: “Ultimately, it was a gut decision for blue and white. After the game, there were some mocking congratulations. But I already knew before the game that it was the right decision. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have made it like that.”
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