Suttner
In the current season, Vienna Austria is still waiting for a home win. There were five draws in five games. Now the “threesome” should be here.
And that could happen in captain Markus Suttner's anniversary game, of all places. Because in the twelfth Bundesliga round on Saturday, the left-back will play his 300th competitive game against SV Ried.
“We played very consistently, but we haven't been able to reward ourselves with a win in the last few weeks. Of course we want to do that tomorrow, dominate the game with the passion of the last few weeks and of course win,” said the violet captain looking at the duel with the people of the Innviertel.
In any case, Suttner has experienced a lot in 299 competitive games. “There were wonderful moments. In the first season the cup win. Then the championship title, also international appearances or my return. It's nice that I can experience the 300”, smiled Suttner. Some games will be added. The left-back left open whether it would continue beyond the season – Suttner's contract ends in summer. “I have already said that Austria will be my last club. But then it has to work for both sides.”
In any case, the entire team wants to give the defender the long-awaited first home win. “We just have to pick up where we left off in the last few weeks, have to call up everything, bring the passion to the field. But we know how difficult it is against such a well-organized opponent,” said coach Manfred Schmid, praising the Rieder . The Viennese lost the first meeting with 1: 2. “We still have one bill to be answered,” added the 50-year-old.
Suttner is convinced that the “Veilchen” do not have a home complex. “We have already dominated the games, but we still lacked experience inside. The team has to learn. At some point the victory will come. I assume that it will be the case against Ried,” said the 34-year-old aggressively.
Then things should go up again in the table. “We are in the middle of the race for the European Cup places. Exactly where we want to be. Now we want to work our way up with victories in order to tackle the next games with a broader chest,” said the jubilee.
The financial problems of the “Veilchen” that surfaced again on Thursday – documents were not submitted to the Bundesliga on time – are hardly an issue in the team, according to Schmid. “The team would do well to concentrate on the sporting performance. Of course it was a brief topic, we discussed it for five minutes. But that was nothing bad. I do not think that it will affect the sporting performance,” said the purple coach.
