2023-11-10 15:10:22
LASK can go into the second Upper Austria derby of the season on Sunday (2:30 p.m.) once morest city rivals Blau-Weiß Linz with a lot of optimism. With the 3-0 win once morest Union Saint-Gilloise in the Europa League, the third competitive game en suite was also successfully mastered on Thursday. “We are having a good run,” emphasized offensive player Sascha Horvath. The newcomer doesn’t have that, but is still in a good position in tenth place with an increase of ten points over the bottom.
“We can go into the game with a broad chest, but we have to be ready from the first minute and bring our qualities and virtues to the pitch,” demanded LASK coach Thomas Sageder. This was absolutely the case once morest the Belgian first division team; thanks to a unified team performance, the first European Cup points were scored in the current group phase. Sageder suspected that things won’t get any easier in the Bundesliga for third place, who are only four points behind leader Salzburg. “Blau-Weiß Linz will demand everything from us in this derby, we have to be prepared for that.”
In the first duel of the season on August 12th, the athletes had the upper hand 2-0 in front of their own audience thanks to goals from Philipp Ziereis (12th) and Robert Zulj (49th). A result that the LASK players would be happy to take once more this time as guests. “We want to show that we are the better team in Linz,” emphasized goalkeeper Tobias Lawal, who was called up to the ÖFB national team for the first time for the upcoming course. And Horvath added: “We want to give the fans and ourselves a victory. If we give it our all, we’ll get the three points.”
Linz has been unbeaten in eleven games once morest a newcomer to the league. After a 2-0 lead, Blue-White recently suffered a 2-3 defeat once morest the surprise team Hartberg. The fact that Gerald Scheiblehner’s team has collected twelve of the 13 points in the last eight games shows that they have arrived in the league. “We are now showing a different face in many directions. We have a different style of play and have also caught up in the athletic area. We are now better on several levels and can win once morest any opponent,” summarized Scheiblehner.
There are therefore different signs than before the first derby. “The team has absolute belief that they can win games. In the first duel, I didn’t believe that we would win without a miracle. Now I am convinced that we can win,” revealed the 46-year-old. Clearly nothing has changed in terms of the role of favorite. “LASK is currently the best team in the league in terms of form. They give a very good picture.” The suspension of LASK offensive ace Robert Zulj is “an advantage”. However, it is not an advantage that the opponent played during the week.
At BW, the use of Tobias Koch, who has partially returned to team training, is still questionable. “There will be a lot of emotions in the game and you have to manage the emotions correctly. The focus has to be on your own performance. It takes more than in other games because a derby is a special game. It is the first derby in your own stadium and we really want to win the game,” said Scheiblehner. As in the Raiffeisen Arena, a sold-out house is once once more guaranteed; 5,595 fans will watch the game on site.
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