Coach Stephan Helm puts it this way: “We created a basis that we can always withdraw when things don’t go.” In the last two games against Sturm and Rapid, Austria never left a total of three times, never existed up, always knew an answer and came back into the game. “We are currently difficult to beat,” says sports director Manuel Ortlechner. “This cohesion bears us.” Helm: “This testifies to a conviction because we never lose the structure.”
stability
In summer, Stephan Helm did not start from zero, but with a team that first found themselves and, above all, had to stabilize the defensive. This was mainly possible with the obligation of Dragovic. In addition, Helm and his team worked out processes and solutions for playing with and against the ball, which was better implemented step by step, week after week. The Austria also won some balanced games.
In addition to Dragovic as a defense chief, Plavotic and Handl also grew in their performance and can have regularly access this level in 2025. In turn, foreigners’ players Ranftl benefits from this, who is better off in a functioning unit and contributes decisions in the games. At the moment one is reaching the other.
Self -image
The conviction was noticed from the start of the purple in the derby, with confidence they combined, although they could not create any chances of scoring. The walking paths mostly fit, daring passes often found a buyer, and mostly correct decisions were made in the game. If you win a derby with 2-1 without finding a real chance of scoring, you have a big self -image.
realism
When asked whether Austria could win a title this season, Captain Manfred Fischer replied with yes. Correctly if you are two victories from a cup victory. However, all Austrians still referred to the Generali Arena catacombs after the derby victory to keep humility up as virtue. “We are happy, but remain modest,” said Ortlechner. Dragovic noted that not everything was good. “Rapid showed us the borders. We have to be more hard -working. ”Realism is an important ingredient in progress.