On Sunday in Klagenfurta week later in Hütteldorf Hartberg – Rapid can secure fourth place in the Bundesliga on their own after the 2-0 win against Salzburg.
In order to do that on Sunday, you would have to Rapid win in Klagenfurt and Hartberg in a parallel game against Salzburg lose. Fourth place this year means entry into the qualification for the Europa League. Rapid would be seeded there and would have a good chance of making it to the group phase. Than are millions to earn.
These would make it easier to finance reinforcements, including trainers Robert Klauss emphasized: “When I started, I emphasized that the mix of player types in the team was good. But of course now it’s about finding out how Marco Grüll to replace. We have to compensate for his goals and assists somehow.”
When looking for new players, Rapid pays particular attention to fitness due to the plight of injuries. “The situation matters. We need reliability,” confirms Klauss. An example could be Serge-Philippe Raux Yao his, 24-year-old French central defender, who played 35 of the 36 games in the second division last season and loudly L’Equipe before a transfer to Rapid stands.
But Klauss also wants to introduce the young players to the intensity. “You can’t play games like this every three days. We will increase their workload in training.”
Pretty much everyone who is fit will play on Sunday in Klagenfurt. Next to the injured CongoleseSeydi and Oswald, Hofmann is blocked. Kazanwirjo, Cvetkovic, Jansson are questionable. There is something pleasing about it Oliver Strunzafter his syndesmotic ligament rupture on Friday comeback wants to celebrate at Rapid II.
