Salzburg will “not underestimate” Admira in the home game
Anything but a home win over the Admiralty would be a disappointment for soccer series champions Salzburg on Saturday (5 p.m.). The big lead of the “cops” on the pursuers WAC and Sturm Graz should at least be maintained. Coach Matthias Jaissle, who is returning after his corona illness, saw after two draws in the last four rounds and the Champions League game in Lille on Tuesday, reason enough to warn against the “classic league routine”.
“We have seen in the last few weeks that our opponents are making life difficult for us,” said Jaissle. In the last four league games there was a 1-1 win in Altach, a 2-2 win in Ried and most recently a 1-0 win at Vienna Austria. And in the 1-0 win in the first duel of the season with Admira in mid-August, a late goal from Junior Adamu (82nd) secured victory. “Admira did well in the first leg, positioned itself correctly and fought to the end. We are armed and must not underestimate.”
During the international break, Jaissle’s quarantine expired – as did that of Karim Adeyemi, who was sent back to Salzburg as a contact from the German team after a positive corona test by Bavaria’s Niklas Süle. Adeyemi has been fully training since this week, “he’s fine,” said Jaissle. In terms of motivation, he was unable to establish any conclusions, even in the face of an unglamorous opponent: “It has been a mark of us for weeks and months that we always took the next step without thinking about the next one.”
You are 14 points ahead of your first rival WAC or 15 points ahead of Sturm, who has one game less to play. The “Winter King” can no longer be taken from the Salzburgers, thanks to the better comparison with Sturm.
Admira coach Andreas Herzoge before the difficult walk to Walscheids-Siezenheim be. “We always go into a game optimistically, but of course we are also realistic. Salzburg are the best team in Austria, have the highest speed and the highest intensity. But we also have to create opportunities that work well,” said the ÖFB record international.
Most recently conceded man due to a lack of “killer mentality” (Herzog) against Ried a 1: 2, with 14 points you are only one point ahead of the bottom WSG Tirol. “It will be a fight over 90, 95 minutes. We will see whether my team has learned from the last unnecessary defeats,” said Herzog.