Bundesliga: Salzburg needs to sharpen their senses again
According to Jaissle, the fact that you were on the brink of defeat was due, among other things, to the unexpected precision in the finish. In addition, as in the home 1-1 win against Rapid two weeks ago, they conceded a goal from a throw-in. “That annoyed me extremely, because you can position yourself very well there,” said the coach, who also knew how to praise.
The German is pleased with the morale of his troops, who fought doggedly for the goal until the end – thanks to a serious mistake by LASK goal scorer Marin Ljubicic. “Our equalizer shows the mentality of the team, that they never give up and always believe in themselves. That gives us self-confidence for the upcoming tasks. In anticipation of the Dinamo game on Wednesday, our equalizer was very important because it gives us momentum,” explained Jaissle.
Late draw for Salzburg
With a goal in the last second, leaders Salzburg secured a point against the first pursuer LASK. Oumar Solet scored the goal to make it 1-1 in the 96th minute.
Optimism unchanged
Before the game against LASK, he would have rated a draw as two points lost, the 34-year-old said. “But after this game it’s a point won.” Jaissle still didn’t want to judge his protégés harshly. “Because of the way the game went, the positive mood in the team prevails,” said the ex-professional and reported optimism in the “bulls” before the game against Dinamo Zagreb. “We go into the game to take something away. Zagreb is an absolute top team, it will be an even game,” said the German before the key game.
Goal scorer Solet speaks of an increase for Wednesday. “That wasn’t enough of us, we can do better. You will see a different Salzburg team against Zagreb,” said the French central defender, who commented: “But LASK didn’t make it easy for us.”
Disappointment prevails at LASK
The people of Linz couldn’t really be happy about this praise. “The disappointment prevails,” admitted Peter Michorl. “A win would have been deserved. We didn’t allow many chances and had better chances ourselves. It was a top performance from us.”
Before the 1-1 draw, his team also drew against Wiener Austria and victories against Sturm Graz, Rapid and WAC. But there were points lost against Ried, Lustenau and Tirol. “We have to be mentally able to perform consistently, even against the little ones. If we can do that, a lot is possible,” explained Michorl.
Like the midfielder, LASK coach Dietmar Kühbauer also mourned an away win against Salzburg and spoke of a “very painful result. We would have deserved the win.” But his squad delivered a “top game”.
“The overall package was very good. My team played very bravely, especially going forward, the balance between defense and offense was perfect,” analyzed the ex-Rapid manager. After ten rounds, his club is four points behind the leader.
Admiral Bundesliga, tenth round
Saturday:
Salzburg – LASK 1: 1 (0: 0)
Wals-Siezenheim, Red Bull Arena, 14,780 spectators, SR Lechner
Consequence:
0-1 Ljubicic (78′)
1: 1 Solet (96th)
Salzburg: Köhn – Dedic, Solet, Pavlovic, Wöber (62nd / Ulmer) – Capaldo (75th / Adamu), Gourna-Douath (62nd / Sucic), Kjaergaard, N. Seiwald – Sesko (75th / Simic), Okafor ( 62./Koita)
LASK: Schlager – Stojkovic, Ziereis, Luckeneder, Renner – B. Jovicic (87th / Kecskes), Michorl – Goiginger (69th / Flecker), Horvath (73rd / Zulj), Nakamura (87th / Potzmann) – Ljubicic
Yellow cards: Dedic, Jaissle (coach)
The best: N. Seiwald, Solet and Ziereis, Nakamura