2023-10-06 11:28:59
Rapid travels to the away game on Saturday (5 p.m./live Sky) once morest Austria Lustenau with the burden of five winless Bundesliga games. In addition, the recent 0-0 draw in the derby once morest Austria felt like a defeat given the long majority. Now the trend should be reversed once morest the bottom team, which has two points following nine rounds and has lost all five home games so far.
“This is a very important game for us. We know what situation we are in,” emphasized Zoran Barisic, the coach of the eighth-placed team. “We’re going there with the mindset that we really want to win.” We have to put the derby disappointment behind us. “It is important not to lose faith in yourself and to remain confident,” explained Barisic.
The Viennese promised that it would not fail because of willpower. “I expect us to be at full power, with great energy. We want to force our opponents to make mistakes and gradually cleanse ourselves when it comes to playing skills. But we have to work for that first – I don’t assume that we will dominate in play immediately. “
Rapid’s season tally of eleven points so far is not satisfactory for Barisic. “But basically we knew that it was a tough year, that we were going through a period of change and that we had a lot of new players,” emphasized the coach.
Some of his players were already in better shape, such as Leopold Querfeld. “But you can admit that a 19-year-old has a little downturn,” said Barisic. Things haven’t really gone as planned for Marco Grüll recently either. “He has to make sure that he brings the basics onto the pitch, which for him means above all physicality, being diligent once morest the ball and getting into zones where it hurts the opponent,” said the Rapid coach regarding him current ÖFB International.
Barisic showed respect for the Lustenauers despite their position in the table. “They only had their squad together over the course of the season, so it’s not easy for a coach to bring in a certain flow. But they have very good individual players who are parked there to develop further.”
The 4-0 defeat once morest Salzburg was Lustenauer’s sixth league defeat in a row. “We notice that we have made significant steps forward in training in the last few weeks. Now we have to bring this energy from training onto the field and do it in two halves,” demanded Lustenau coach Markus Mader. After recently having no chance once morest Salzburg, they have “a chance” once morest Rapid, because things aren’t going well for them either.
The Viennese’s phase of weakness doesn’t make things any easier for his team, who are also under a lot of pressure. “Rapid comes to Lustenau with the attitude: ‘If we don’t win here, where will we win?’ So they will throw everything into the balance and try to put us under pressure,” said Mader. He has to do without the injured Matthias Maak, Lukas Fridrikas and Baila Diallo. Whether Anthony Schmid can play with a sports cast despite a broken hand will be decided shortly before the game.
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