Salzburg's bulls in the training camp: departure to Portugal for new victories!

Salzburg's bulls in the training camp: departure to Portugal for new victories!

Albufeira, Portugal - FC Red Bull Salzburg continues to stagger in the crisis! After a catastrophic 0: 6 defeat in the test game against FC Bayern Munich at the start of the new year, the pressure on the new head coach Thomas Letsch is enormous. In his endeavor to get the team back on course, Letsch announced personnel changes. Two talents, Bryan Okoh and Oliver Lukic, are not in the squad for the upcoming training camp in Portugal because they stay at FC Liefering. As the website laola1.at to file the team strategy and improve chemistry within the team.

On Thursday, January 9, 2025, the “Bullen” will be prepared for the second half of the season to Albufeira, where they will train intensively for nine days. The trip begins in Salzburg, followed by a change in Frankfurt before the team reaches their destination Faro. Letsch emphasizes that this will be an essential training week to optimally prepare for the upcoming challenges in the UEFA Champions League, in the Uniqa ÖFB Cup and in the domestic championship. The coach explains: "We have to use this time well, because for us in the Champions League it will soon continue with the current title holder Real Madrid." The first test game during the camp will take place on January 15 against the Danish second in the table FC Midtjylland, which offers an additional opportunity for the players to prove themselves and implement the teachings from the Bavaria bankruptcy, such as Ligaportal.at reported.

Overall, the team expects eleven intensive training sessions and a test game to prepare for the upcoming competitive games as best as possible. Letsch is optimistic that this phase can be used to define the defensive and offensive strategies more clearly and to get to know the players better in order to set the course for a successful second half of the season.