Katzer and the crisis at Rapid: “There is no coaching discussion”

Burgstaller factor

The false start have many reasons. Katzer calls personal details like Guido Burgstaller, who is painfully missing – For example, with the now toothless pressing, but also as a veteran to stop: “Burgi is one of the most important players, offside and also on the lawn. We knew what his stroke of fate means for us, but we deliberately did not address that openly. ”

Jansson: injured, sick, sick

Back again, but (yet) not the old one is Isak Jansson: “Isak was sick on vacation after his long injury break, in preparation. He is a super player, but not yet where he can be. ”

All the greater the hopes in the sports director of the last new addition: Joker and goal scorer Andrija Radulovic.

Which at least failed in the result Season premiere with the 4-2-3-1 system The 45-year-old supports: “Flexibility without turning everything upside down is good.”

“Tradition Club Crisis”

Katzer noticed that the derby crisis was proclaimed that at the SK Rapid emotion association SK Rapid from the euphoria of huge frustration Banja Luka. Suddenly I hear – without getting better – from Rapid in the semi -finals of the Conference League. And after the 1-2 in Linz everything is bad anyway and rapid in the lower play-off. I call the traditional club crisis for a week.“

The final responsible for the sport itself remains calm: “I am a reflected person and learned in my career, especially with Rapid: Always stay humble and keep your nerve in difficult situations.“

Not all players should have kept that – because A misjudgment reveals Katzer. In the course of the autumn season, they are originally strong physical data (Runs, sprints, duel intensity) in the team cut down. “We explained this internally with the extremely intensive autumn”. To the surprise of everyone they are mediocre values ​​when the false start against the WAC but no longer went up.

“So it was obviously too Mental Thema. That some players believed that ‘it works with little less’. In fact, we always have to call up 100 percent in this league. Also, and especially now against Altach.“

The sober timetable – before the cut, also follow games in Hartberg and against the GAK – at a four -point lead on the seventh BW Linz: “Fix the top 6 in the next games and then set new goals.”

Like in the spring of 2024?

In the spring of 2024 there was a similarly delicate phase with three league bankruptcies and the lost cup final. With won victories against Salzburg (2-0) and in Klagenfurt (1-0) the calm for the perfect conversion in summer was earned.

“I am really convinced of the high quality of the squad. I believe that we tear the helm around. And my optimism is not unfounded. ”

“No coaching discussion”

But if the squad is so good, it could also be due to the coach. Cats contradicts and emphasizes several times on the KURIER request: “There is no coaching discussion.”

Katzer does not want to take Robert Klauss out of responsibility.

The German also knows that it has to get better: “In my conversations with the trainer, I experience him very reflected. The errors should be honestly analyzed. Then these defeats can also cause positive things for the future. ”