Salzburg was weak, but nobody was there [Momentum am Montag]
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The 2-1 winning goal by Jerome Onguene against the TSV Hartberg is ours Swing on Monday.
Of all things Jerome Onguene – The central defender had actually already been sorted out, a number of injuries mean that the defender is not only in Salzburg but can still play. It was an important victory for his employer. Eight games have taken place in the league since October, the Salzburg team could only win four games, a very bad value for the serial champions, who are used to success. Against dying Admira they were goalless two weeks ago and only played a draw, last week they lost their first league against newly promoted Klagenfurt. In addition, they missed twice in November in the premier class to secure the round of 16, in Wolfsburg and Lille set defeats for empty and unimaginative-looking Mozart townspeople. A crisis for Red Bull Salzburg too? Absolutely. But actually no, because the lead over the second in the table WAC is a comfortable twelve points.
What is the competition actually doing?
Logical Salzburg challengers are rarely called “only” Wolfsberger AC. A possible challenger who LASK, has been looking for himself since the end of the Thalhammer era since last year. Fast, two runners-up, probably only recently replaced the coach too late. storm, started the season passably, had to struggle with a corona cluster that was ultimately self-inflicted and is now 14 points behind first place. die Austria In addition, it is more or less on the rise, but has actually only been a big club by tradition for a long time, preventing lifelong survival. The latter is more important than the sporting situation. But some clubs want to be there when Salzburg is weak.
Normally a series win
Normally, every coach of the mentioned clubs says before the season: We want to be there when Salzburg is weak. Periods of weakness are also becoming shorter for the bulls. Two league games in a row without complete success like now against Admira and Klagenfurt, that last season happened on days seven and eight (draw in Hütteldorf, home defeat against Sturm). Two defeats in the Bundesliga in a row, that happened six (!) Years ago in the summer of 2015, Mattersburg and Rapid defeated the Bulls in the first two rounds.
Homework done?
Yes, Salzburg is super dominant and rarely has any weaknesses. But the last few years also show that. When things get tight, the Salzburgers go through with ice cold. Of course, that doesn’t take anyone out of their responsibility to make the most of their own situation.
Wolfsberger AC is currently in the lead as “best of the rest”. As of today, the Lavanttaler have done their homework. All others are still just the would-be Salzburg challengers.