With Matthias Jaissle, Red Bull Salzburg landed a stroke of luck in their search for a successor to Jesse Marsch. Also in the raffle was Rene Aufhauser, who finally took over FC Liefering.
Red Bull Salzburg’s numbers under Matthias Jaissle are impressive. The Bulls won 13 out of 14 games. “Only” against Sevilla FC was not quite enough for the win.
It could have turned out differently. In the media, there was speculation that Marsch co-trainer Rene Aufhauser might be involved – the 33-year-old Jaissle was awarded the contract, while Aufhauser took over Liefering.
“I already said back then that I saw it from a sporting point of view and of course felt ready, but the club decided differently. For me personally it was important to make the decision at this time to take the next step into the head coach role, ”said Aufhauser at Sky about his disregard in the A-team of Salzburg.
“That’s why I now feel absolutely comfortable in the role of head coach and I think this step was more important now. Everything else will show up in the future anyway. I don’t hold a grudge and I’m really happy with the job in Liefering. “
Aufhauser on Salzburg-Lauf: “Extremely solid”
Aufhauser can only find words of praise for the fantastic run of Jaissle. “It’s surprising. Due to this major change, one could not assume that they would still be wearing a crisp white vest after Matchday 9. Despite the extreme rejuvenation, you can tell that the team is extremely solid, plays confidently, stays hungry, believes in this game idea and has played absolutely top-class so far. “
The next baptism of fire awaits this Wednesday at 9:00 p.m. in the Champions League against LOSC Lille. The reigning French champions are only ninth in the current Ligue 1 season, but recently won twice 2-1 against Strasbourg and Stade Reims in the league.
“I do think that Salzburg will have good chances. Lille are a very strong team that are physically very, very strong and have dynamic players in their ranks, but Salzburg still has great chances of winning this game at home, ”says Aufhauser before the trend-setting duel in the premier class.
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