2023-08-21 03:12:50
At the end of an intense week, Michael Wimmer saw empty batteries among the Austria players. “I would like to send them to the underground car park to the e-charging station to charge up,” said the Austria coach after the 0-0 win in the fourth round against WAC. The fact that Wimmer was in the mood for this joke despite the home draw showed his basic satisfaction after the heated battle. “They gave everything, it shouldn’t have been today. It was zero for that.”
After conceding five goals against Legia Warsaw on Thursday, Wimmer on Sunday had to comment on the fact that his Austria team has only scored two goals after four league games. The coach of the bottom of the table shook his head energetically and said he and his team would not have a problem with scoring goals. “I didn’t see a problem in defense on Thursday and I don’t see a problem in attack today either.”
In retrospect, Wimmer saw that the Austria game on Sunday was a fruitless art, also due to his own line-up. Wimmer analyzed that the fact that he initially let Muharem Huskovic breathe deeply on the bench had a negative effect on the “draft”. It got better with the addition of Huskovic at half-time, but in the end the coach missed the great “greed” for goals on this hot summer’s day. “It’s not that easy to sprint or run when it feels like 40 degrees,” said Reinhold Ranftl. “We lacked penetrating power up front, it was a bit like handball.”
“We’re taking two days off now because a bit of rest is important for the body and the brain,” announced the German coach. Preparations for the guest appearance at LASK start on Wednesday. The defense, however, got a new problem child. Johannes Handl sustained a muscle injury, Wimmer said. The replacement of Dominik Fitz was of a purely tactical nature, assured the 43-year-old, who replaced Manfred Schmid in January.
For the Austria icon, returning as a WAC trainer was surprisingly emotional. “It’s something special when you’re greeted with a standing ovation. This appreciation means a lot to me,” said Schmid. “I saw the lads again, saw a lot of people again, thank God it’s over for now. But of course I would have preferred to win.”
His team did a lot of things right tactically, but didn’t use a few switching options. Schmid didn’t think the luck of the referee was on the side of the Carinthians. “The scene was completely red for me,” said Schmid about the entry of Silva Kani against Scott Kennedy with the stretched leg (76th). “The announcement that the player is not looking doesn’t apply to me,” Schmid commented on the alleged reasoning of referee Christopher Jäger, who, despite VAR intervention, stayed yellow for the Austrian.
The 10,374 fans saw a home team with a superior finish, which did not collapse despite being under greater pressure than the opponent. “You can’t lie about the trips, but there were many players in the team who didn’t play a lot,” emphasized Schmid. “That’s why I didn’t expect them to give in physically.” The fact that his team almost took three points from Vienna in the 93rd minute due to two top-class players was another story. Schmid didn’t want to mourn the missed lucky punch, like Salzburg, Sturm and Klagenfurt, the fifth-placed WAC is still undefeated this year. “We can live with the point,” said Schmid.
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