Zulj vs. Schopp: Power struggle at the LASK after historical European Cup debacle!

Zulj vs. Schopp: Power struggle at the LASK after historical European Cup debacle!

The sporting crisis of the LASK has reached a new highlight when the Linz team went down 0: 7 against AC Florence on Thursday evening in the Europa Conference League. This defeat is not only the highest debacle in the European Cup history of the Fiorentina, but also the worst bankruptcy of an Austrian team in the European Cup since 1990. LASK captain Robert Zulj was visibly affected after the game and explained that the team was "a few classes worse" and did not find a normal form from the start.
The Portal Fussballdaten.de also reported the Portal Fußdaten.de, which stated that the Linzer with just two points are on the 34th place in the 36 teams comprehensive table of the Europa Conference League.

internal tensions at LASK

The recent sporting failures could also be related to a power struggle between coach Markus Schopp and captain Zulj. Schopp had recently described the team as a non -tied pile of individualists, which Zulj did not take up well. In a reaction, the captain expressed that Schopp's opinion did not correspond to his and the squad was stable in the past two years, despite the current “weak phase”. Schopp, who repeatedly announced that they want to sort out players during the winter break, the criticism of Zulj sees as positive, since clear opinions within the team are announced.
However, the coach refused to confirm that the narrow bank was deliberately chosen in the last game and emphasized that the situation was no longer due to the fact that no longer was available.

Both, Schopp and Zulj, recognize the need to show a reaction to the past horror weeks, even if this only succeeded in the bitter draw against Vikingur Reykjavík. "We kept everything in, then you can also defeat these opponents," said Zulj. But the pressure that is on the team could continue to increase, while you are still looking for a return to old strength after the LASK remained winning in the last nine European Cup games, which is a negative record for the club, like Laola1 reported.