Bundesliga: Salzburg and Austria are out for premieres
Regarding the CL game on Wednesday against the German club VfL Wolfsburg, Salzburg coach Matthias Jaissle will probably spare one or the other regular player. Seven players – including Brenden Aaronson, who returned late from the US national team – will not make the trip to Vorarlberg. Nevertheless, the quality in the squad is high enough to get three points, so Jaissle.
“If we call up our performance, we have a very good chance of leaving the field as the winner. But only then. Despite our great record, we have seen that there is no sure-fire success in this league and that we have to work hard for every success. “
Never eleven wins after the start of the season
If they won in the “Ländle”, Salzburg would be there after the first eleven championship games of this season without losing points, something that no team in history has ever achieved. In addition, in this case the defending champion would hold 15 full Bundesliga successes in a row across seasons – that would make you the sole owner of the record that you currently share with Rapid. The Hütteldorfer had also won 14 times in a row in 1987.
Admiral Bundesliga, eleventh round
Saturday, 5 p.m .:
Altach – Salzburg
Cashpoint Arena, SR Altmann
Possible setups:
Altach: Casali – Zwischenbrugger, Dabanli, Ndiaye – Mischitz, Strauss, Haudum, Thurnwald, Edokpolor – Bischof, Nuhiu
Salzburg: Köhn – Kristensen, Wöber, Onguene, Ulmer – Sucic, Diambou, Camara, Capaldo – Sesko, Adeyemi
Such statistics play a subordinate role for coach Jaissle. “The boys know that they will be the first team to win their first eleven league games in a row. And of course our goal is to get the three points. But I’ve already said a couple of times: It’s not about breaking records at the beginning of the season – it’s about being at the top at the end, ”said the 33-year-old German.
Canadi reports of “unrest” in Altach
For Altach coach Damir Canadi, the roles are clear. “Salzburg is currently the outstanding team. If we get a positive result, it would be a big sensation, ”said the Viennese. His team has been without a win for six matches and is one point ahead of the bottom, WSG Tirol, in penultimate place. “We are still developing. Satisfaction is not yet complete. But we believe in our young players and so there will be a better image of our team in the future, ”said Canadi.
The trend is pointing in the right direction. “Basically we now have more possession of the ball and we have more chances to score. If we are more effective in front of the goal, the results will come too. ”However, Canadi also reported“ unrest in our environment ”, which was“ harmful ”. “But we know how to handle it.” “We still need one or two transfer periods so that we can find the squad we want. Until then, our young players will collect playing minutes and develop further. “
Austria is hoping for their first home win
Wiener Austria is still waiting for the first sense of achievement this season in front of a home crowd. The violets are still unbeaten at home in the Bundesliga, but have not yet fully posted four draws in four appearances in the Generali Arena. The next chance for the Viennese arises when Admira is a guest at the end of the first half of the regular season.
Admiral Bundesliga, eleventh round
Saturday, 5 p.m .:
Austria – Admira
Generali Arena, SR Weinberger
Possible setups:
Austria: Pentz – Ivkic, Handl, Mühl, Suttner – Braunöder, Martel, Jukic, Fischer – Huskovic, Djuricin
Admiration: Leitner – Zwierschitz, Datkovic, Brugger, Lukacevic – Ebner, Malicsek – Ganda, Kerschbaum, Starkl – Mustapha
Before the duel, the Südstadters are sixth, three places ahead of Austria, but only one point separates the opponents. Andreas Herzog spoke of a “trend-setting game” for both teams. His team wanted to take the three points with them, said the Admira coach.
Young people are allowed to continue research
His counterpart Manfred Schmid will naturally celebrate a home win. The Austrian team is not satisfied with the number of points so far – eleven after ten laps. Schmid’s summary of Feld’s appearances so far is somewhat positive, but the view of twelve hits is not a nice one for the head coach. “There have hardly been any games in which we didn’t have a chance to score. That we didn’t get more out of there is what I have to criticize. It would have been more possible, especially in home games, ”said Schmid.
One who is supposed to score goals is Muharem Huskovic. The 18-year-old youth team player knew how to please in the past few games. “He’s taken a giant step physically, he’s okay in character. He’s a huge talent, ”said the coach. Huskovic benefits from the fact that Austria is currently relying on dying its own youth due to its financial problems. During the international break, Schmid again built five young players into training. First and foremost, the youngsters should have a certain learning effect, i.e. the 50-year-old.
Schmid warned against running into the open knife with Admira. “It will depend on the little things, on our efficiency in the last third. We worked on that, ”he said. For Austria it is the first game in which the “2-G” rule valid in Vienna (only vaccinated and recovered spectators) is applied. The organized fan scene has announced a boycott of the mood because of the restrictions.
Admira looks to a winning streak against Austria
Admira have already been waiting eleven league games for a sense of achievement against their neighbors. Austria won six of these games. Herzog now saw an open starting position: “Austria has played very well in the last few weeks – just like us. You have a young, talented team that also has weaknesses. We want to take advantage of this. “