SK Rapid Vienna with a challenge: Legionaries in the crisis!

SK Rapid Vienna with a challenge: Legionaries in the crisis!

Wien, Österreich - The SK Rapid Vienna is in a difficult development phase. The Viennese professional football team has to deal with the fact that the squad is not designed strongly enough for sale to generate constant income. According to 90 minutes , participation in the Austrian pot for the club, which is currently difficult, can also be negative. The distance to WSG Tyrol, which plays in the Austrian pot, remains low and represents a challenge.

A significant change in the line-up was that coaches Robert Klauß and Stefan Kulovits gained more flexibility by exiting the Austrian pot. An average of 6.06 legionnaires per game was set up last season. 56 percent of the games even saw a maximum of six legionnaires in the starting eleven, which clearly shows how crucial the legionnaire is in the Bundesliga.

search for reinforcement in midfield

To address the current sporting challenges, SK Rapid Vienna is looking for a new central midfielder. In particular, 27-year-old Lukas Grgic, who has been playing for Hajduk Split for a year and a half, could be valuable reinforcement. In his career, the player has 47 missions for LASK and WSG Tyrol in the Bundesliga and has established himself in Split as a fan favorite after winning the cup twice with the team. Due to an injury, however, he missed the start of the season and then lost his regular place, which Hajduk Split may be ready to talk. Laola1 reports that Rapid change after grgics after Croatia.

The managing director of Rapid, Markus Katzer, confirmed the interest in grgic and emphasized that the transfer of a new six should be well considered. Rapid currently has six legionnaires under contract, which confirms the obligation of a new player.

A look at the legionnaire statistics

The league shows a greatly increased number of legionnaires that has grown from around 20 percent to over 40 percent compared to the previous season. In the Bundesliga, legionnaires have now been used in 45.9 percent of the games, which highlights the importance of these players. The legionnaires are contrasting with the local players who take 54.1 percent of the total game. It is particularly striking that SK Rapid Vienna has a relatively high proportion of legionnaires with 47.7 percent, which underlines the need for balancing between regional talents and external reinforcements.