Salzburg is waiting in the cup: Sturm completed the first training session in the new year
In about four weeks there will be the first competition game for SK Sturm in the new year against Red Bull in Wals-Siezenheim. On Friday, the Black and Whites started the hot phase of their spring preparations at the Messendorf training center.
GRAZ/ST. PETER. During the majority of Grazers on January 6th a day off Epiphany enjoyed, it went for the pros of SK Storm on the field for the first time in the new year. At the official training start of the black and whites in Messendorf Both the team and the coaching staff are in good spirits despite the unusually mild temperatures. “I’m glad it’s starting again”, left Cooking trainer Christian Ilzer no doubt about his zest for action.
Wishes for 2023 – after all, the year in which marks the 25th anniversary of the Blackies’ first championship title – At least he doesn’t have any: “Of course you can be inspired, but we shouldn’t wish for anything, but rather work consistently.” Concrete information about who dies Successor to goalkeeper Jörg Siebenhandel, who will leave the club after six years in the summer, Ilzer cannot report yet. Only so much: sports director Andreas Schick and he has developed a clear profile for the upcoming storm goalie, when looking for the right man you will not let yourself be stressed: “Jörg will stay with us until the end of the season.”
Red Bull in the cup, Rapid in the league
Before Sturm goes into regular play, there are still three training camps in January on the program. First it goes from 12. to 14.1. one Slovenian Catez on the border with Croatia, where the final test opponent was the NS Mur waits. Afterwards, the “Schwoazn” travel from January 16th to 27th to Turkish Belek and again thereafter, from January 31st to February 2nd, to Catez.
The next day things get serious: Am 3 February receive Red Bull Salzburg the SK storm in the ÖFB Cup Quarterfinals (8:45 p.m.). Is it an additional motivation that you meet the leaders of the table directly after the preparation time? “It doesn’t make much difference now,” says Jacob JantscherSturm veteran with a Salzburg past, pragmatic, “it’s a competitive game where you have to win in order to progress – it’s a different situation than in the championship.” But uh Cup title In his opinion, to win you have to beat Salzburg anyway – “regardless of whether it’s in the final, in the second or third round or in the semi-finals.” And even after that, a big step towards the cup was taken, according to Jantscher, but nothing was decided yet.
That a week later, on February 10th (8.30 p.m.), at first Bundesliga game 2023 Rapid to Liebenau comes, at least guarantee a great home scenery. “For us, the two parties against two good opponents are certainly trend-setting. Now we have to prepare ourselves accordingly and then we will start well.”
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