Football: Salzburg still has to work on defense

Away against Brondby on Wednesday (9 p.m.) they will be promoted to the group stage of the UEFA Champions League. Salzburg go into the decisive duel with a 2-1 lead. The sticking point, especially internationally, could be the “residual defense” that Jaissle often referred to. This means that enough players remain deep enough in the defense in their own attacks to stifle switching actions of the opponent there as quickly as possible.

In the Carinthian counterattack in the 14th minute it didn’t work at all: Antoine Bernede was the only Salzburg player to be centrally positioned near the ball, but had no chance in the sprint against Timossi Andersson.

Focus on “remaining defense”

Brondby could also lurk in precisely those occasions when Salzburg attacked too briskly and with too many men in the opposing half. According to Jaissle, the trick is to encourage the team to attack. Nevertheless, one has to focus “on the remaining defense and not rush on wildly. It’s a question of patience. ”You need“ always a high ball speed, you need the quality of the pass to play on such an opponent ”.

On the offensive, Salzburg also had a bit of trouble against Klagenfurt, but in the end the quality prevailed once again. After Karim Adeyemi (3rd) scored his sixth goal of the season with his head after Bernardo-Assist, Salzburg could have topped it on Saturday, but Noah Okafor was not lucky in the end. After the 1: 1 the engine of the serial champion stuttered – chances were only marginal. But what was also due to the fact that Jaissle granted some regulars a break between the play-off games.

After the break, the changes of the German calmed the structure of the game and at the same time enlivened it. Maurits Kjaergaard, Nicolas Seiwald, Benjamin Sesko and above all Mergim Berisha with his comeback free kick to 2: 1 (70th) ultimately brought the turnaround. For Mohamed Camara and Bernede it was over after one half.

“It was already clear in advance that we would change the way we do things, also with a view to Wednesday,” said Jaissle, referring to the Brondby second leg in Denmark. “All in all, it worked out.”

Traumcomeback by Berisha

For Berisha it was like a dream return. After all, the German let it crack with his first touch of the ball. “He may have used one or the other session to practice free kicks,” said Jaissle. “I know I can take free kicks. I managed that well, ”said Berisha himself. The attacker had been condemned to watch for a few weeks due to an injury in the groin area. He last played in a competitive match against WSG Tirol on May 22nd and scored three goals. “It took a long time. I am glad to be here again. “

The quality that Salzburg has in the squad could again prove to be a trump card in the championship, against which the competition will not come up with an antidote. On Saturday, for example, Bernardo skilfully represented Andreas Ulmer on the left, while Kamil Piatkowski easily fitted into the back four. And if Berisha stays, Jaissle has another offensive weapon available.

WAC ends the drought

Meanwhile, the WAC has shown the performance of the master group team from 2020/21 for the first time over a longer period of time. Neo-coach Robin Dutt saw the maiden win, a 3-0 (2-0) against Admira on Saturday, also as a reward for the hard training work. The German was pleased that the noticeable upward trend also resulted in a victory. “The team has not allowed itself to be confused in the last few weeks, has stuck with it today.”

After the recent defensive problems, it was also important to have played to zero. Manuel Kuttin had been replaced in goal by Alexander Kofler. But Dutt confessed to Kuttin after the match. He is a better keeper than he has shown in the past four matches. “I am still one hundred percent convinced of him. It remains that he remains our goalkeeper. “

Herzog quarrels and criticizes

Admira coach Andreas Herzog struggled with health problems of three players – one dropped out before the start, two stayed in the dressing room with circulatory problems during the break. These failures and the decisive 0: 2 after a yellow-red card from a penalty shortly before the break let him speak of a “modest day”.

The record team player also missed class in his team. Reinforcements are necessary in view of this match, said Herzog. “We have too many quick ball losses, we have to discard that, that will be the greatest challenge.” He complained that he wanted to see ball relay over several stations. “We did not succeed, that is the bitterest realization.”

Tyrol remains a draw emperor

At the 0-0 between WSG Tirol and Altach, great opportunities were in short supply. WSG coach Thomas Silberberger saw his team superior in the initial phase, “then it gradually became less”, said Silberberger, who blamed the deeply placed opponent.

After five draws in a row they are undefeated, but besides Austria Wien they are the only team without a win. The 48-year-old was nevertheless satisfied: “At the end of the day it’s a point. We are extremely hard to beat. “

And even praised his men “for the perfect game” that only missed their own goal. His captain Fabian Koch, who was one of the most conspicuous players, expressed himself more critically and spoke of a draw “without knowing whether the start is to be rated as good or bad”.

Altach trainer Damir Canadi shared the opinion of his counterpart: “We can live with it. It’s a fair draw. “The Viennese blamed the system change to 3-4-3 as a recipe for success for the defensively stable second half and criticized the poorly played counterattacks, which could have led to the gold goal.