“We can be very good, but we can also be the opposite of that.” After four months Rapid hat Trainer Johannes Hoff Thorup seen and experienced the full range of capabilities of his team.
The second half at 0:2 against Austria represented the bottom edge. The Dane was as shocked as he was frustrated.
Good kickers, but not a solid team
What the new coach didn’t manage to do either Peter Stöger (after the record start, eight defeats in the last twelve games) and the interim coach without a win at all Stefan Kulovits: From a team with individually good kickers to a permanent one functioning team to shape.
That speaks against him most expensive squad in the club’s history – especially when it comes to scoring goals: Only Altach (34) has fewer than Hütteldorfer’s 36 goals.
Lots of requests
But it also shows that the Transfer market does not always match the table: There is a lot of interest in several Rapidlers.
Lucrative million dollar deals are possible with the better players despite everything (Bolla, Raux-Yao, Amane) or those whose potential and type of player are in demand internationally – as in Wurmbrand.
Gulliksen stays
Record purchase Gulliksenwho has so far disappointed, should stay and find their way into the 4-3-3 system planned from the summer.
How much can be invested in additions also depends on the end of the season. The “national minus” is due to the Salaries increased again.
If there is no chance of European Cup millions, the only option is the transfer market necessary extra income left over.
“Without the European Cup, significant savings will have to be made in terms of the squad and its size,” announced board members Podoschek and Kjaer in the 1899fm podcast in the winter.
That was before that Derby-Eklatwhich cost the club a high six-figure sum.
Fourth place (theoretically even third place) is still possible.
But more likely than a happy ending Sturm That is against Graz, who have been unbeaten in twelve games tough European Cup play-off.