Why the cracker against Germany isn’t the most important thing

Irene Fuhrmann is euphoric. First and foremost always from your own team, but today also from the men’s national team after the big win against Turkey: “You saw that when the mood in the team is good, you can get into a flow,” says the team boss ÖFB women’s national teams.

On Thursday, Fuhrmann announced the squad for the first two European Championship qualifying games (European Qualifiers) against Deutschland (April 5, 8:30 p.m. in Linz) and Poland (April 9, away) announced.

The game against Germany in particular promises a similar euphoria. “We are very happy that Germany got out of pot 1. Many players play or played in Germany and know the opponents. We can assess all of this realistically, we need a particularly good day and Germany may not have the best day so that we can score something can take with you”

For the game against the team of interimNational coach Horst Hrubesch are round so far 4.500 Tickets sold. Fuhrmann is hoping for more and is counting on support from the fans at the women’s national team’s premiere in the Raiffeisen Arena in Linz: “I really hope that we can fill it up properly, because only then can we create an atmosphere that this duel deserves.”

Decisive games against Poland and Iceland

Despite all the joy at the cracker in Linz, the team boss knows where the sporting focus should be. “Germany is the clear favorite against us, but also to win the group. The decisive games will be the ones against Island (May 31/June 4) and Poland (April 9/July 12).”

“That we have this opportunity in such an attractive game like the one against them DFB-Elf We owe it to our achievements, especially in the field, to qualify directly Nations League. It cannot be taken for granted that we prevailed in this difficult group in the autumn.”

The surprises in the squad are limited. Julia Hickelsberger-Füller is back in training, but will almost certainly not be in the starting line-up. There is also a change behind Manuela Zinsberger in goal: Mariella El-Sherif von Storm Graz replaced for the first time Isabella Kresche (on call). The latter have little match practice at the moment and are also injured in their ankles, explains team boss Fuhrmann.

Match practice and new uniforms

There are good things about the Arsenal legionnaire Laura Wienroither to report that she is fit again after her cruciate ligament tear. She’s not in the squad yet, but she’s on call: “She hasn’t been able to compete in competitions for 10 months. There was a small setback in February with a cyst in her knee. It’s positive that she can be on call again. But we “We have a full program, it would be too high a risk. We hope that she will get her first minutes very quickly.”

That Laura Feiersinger at AS Roma is not always on the pitch at the moment, is not causing too much headache for either the player or the coach: “Of course it is always the ideal scenario for a team boss if everyone is available and everyone can play for the club for 90 minutes. Laura is absolutely fit and is leaving “We’re dealing with the situation at Roma very well. We have very good alternatives in the central midfield. And I think you have to work with sensitivity in deciding which players are used against which opponents, they also have different qualities.”

And another innovation will be noticeable at the match in Linz: the ÖFB women’s team will be the first national team to compete with the new clothes will arise. The jerseys will be presented on Friday.