Schmid
On Saturday, Vienna Austria is aiming for their first home win in the eleventh Bundesliga round against Admira. The “boys” are back in focus.
Muharem Huskovic, Matthias Braunöder, Leonardo Ivkic or Can Keles – they all took advantage of the change in the squad with the “Veilchen” and fought for their place with the violet professionals. And they are not just a promise for the future, they also have to perform due to the difficult financial situation.
The right path for Austria coach Manfred Schmid. Even if there is still a lot of work to be done for one or the other violet talent. “Young players have to train more in order to develop. They generally have to move into the adult field much earlier in order to adapt physically,” explained Schmid. “But you can see that our path is the right one. If you just sit in the stands, it is more difficult to develop,” the violet coach continued.
Schmid brought Huskovic as an example. The 18-year-old has even earned a regular place in attack with his recent strong performances, showed with speed and technical knowledge, made a big leap in his development. “It's about things like training frequency. He has trained more than others, has made a giant step. His attitude is great,” praised Schmid. “I am pleased that we received a lot of encouragement for our path. Also from the fans. That cannot be taken for granted,” added the 50-year-old.
The violet coach became more critical when he was asked about Alexandar Jukic and Dominik Fitz. The two offensive players are considered creative and highly talented, but have not been used very much recently. “They are two really good players. Jukic always has problems playing 90 minutes. But he will certainly develop. Unfortunately Fitz was injured for a week and a half. But they are definitely part of the squad. But talent is also that for me Always able to perform well during training “, says the Austria coach.
“Basically, I am very satisfied with the international break. You can tell that there is a train in the team. Everyone is fighting for the chance to be part of the game,” praised the 50-year-old, who set physical and tactical priorities. “The team pulled along, the atmosphere is good.”
Probably also because Andreas Herzog's team could be the “Veilchen”, after all, the Südstadters themselves try again and again to set playful accents. “Andi Herzog did a good job. You want to play your game, you won't change a lot in your play area. It will depend on the little things,” predicted Schmid. And added: “If we bring the virtues of the last few weeks onto the pitch, Admira will have problems with us. If we leave out a few percentage points, it will be difficult.” And that doesn't just apply to the young …
