Red Bull Salzburg in the crisis: coach and captain speak plain text!

Red Bull Salzburg in the crisis: coach and captain speak plain text!

Klagenfurt, Österreich - Red Bull Salzburg continues to be in a deep crisis after the team under the new coach Thomas Letsch was unable to win in the fourth competitive game. Last weekend the encounter against Austria Klagenfurt ended with a disappointing 0-0 draw. Especially in the first half, the team showed a terrifyingly weak performance, which the captain Mads Bidstrup also confirmed in an interview with "Sky". He said: "We wasted the first 45 minutes." Ultimately, the improved performance in the second half was not enough to win the game.

Problems and injuries burden the bulls

The patience of fans and those responsible is already at the end. Bidstrup said: "It shouldn't take that long, that's far too long, now we don't have time." Coach Letsch sees the uncertainty of the players and points out that the momentum can only come back through a win. Currently, the Salzburgers are closer to the qualification group than in the leadership, which is already ten points away.

The injury -related replacement of newcomer Takuma Kawamura, who had to leave the game prematurely after a fall with shoulder injury, was particularly tragic. Letsch reports that it was "not good" for Kawamura and the player was taken to the hospital. This situation could be an enormous burden for Salzburg, which is already fighting with a tense squad, as shows Karim Onisiwo's commitment, which is supposed to act as a source of experience.

The basic rules of football

Since the discussion about the rules of the game in football often arises, it is important to know that they are determined according to clear guidelines. According to the FIFA and the International Football Association Board (IFBA), the regulations are extensive and continues to develop. The 17 main rules include more than 100 pages, which are crucial for each game. One of the most important innovations in recent years is the introduction of up to five substitutions due to the pandemic, and the use of the video assistant (VAR), which serves in dispute decisions to support the referees, as reported on EM2024.org. These adjustments show how dynamically the football world is and that in the future many such changes of rule will follow.