Drama in Klagenfurt: LASK is urgently looking for victory with interim coach!

Drama in Klagenfurt: LASK is urgently looking for victory with interim coach!

On April 22, 2025, the 27th round in the Austrian Bundesliga is on the program. The SK Austria Klagenfurt receives the LASK, which will compete under interim coach Maximilian Ritscher. Ritscher takes over after Markus Schopp was released due to inadequate "performance -related development". Schopp was not able to achieve the desired results with his team and only won four victories in the current season, which ultimately led to his replacement. Despite these turbulence, LASK leads the lower half of the table with a distance of ten points and is already planning for the upcoming European Cup playoff.

At least in the latest game, the LASK was able to look forward to a 2-0 home win against WSG Tyrol, which marked the fourth victory in a row without conceding a goal. Christoph Lang, an offensive player of the LASK, was optimistic and explained that he wanted to win the fifth game in a row. The constitution of the team should encourage the new interim coach Ritscher, who was previously an assistant coach and is now looking forward to his new role.

challenges for Klagenfurt

The SK Austria Klagenfurt, on the other hand, is under pressure. After a tie against GAK, the team is only two points ahead of the bottom of the table FC Altach. Trainer Peter Pacult attaches great importance to the importance of each individual point in the final phase of the season. In the past 14 duels against LASK, Klagenfurt has also not been able to achieve a single win, which also burdens the situation.

But the challenges are not only limited to sporting performance. Klagenfurt also has to fight for the license for the coming season. The deadline for objections ends today, but main shareholder Zeljko Karajica is optimistic about license allocation. This topic will be busy for the next few weeks, especially in a phase in which the club is fighting for relegation.

Change of coach in the league

The events around LASK are not an isolated case in the Austrian football scene. In the current season there were already 19 changes in coaches in the two highest play classes. Only in half of the 28 professional teams are the original trainers in office and the fluctuation is remarkable. From the coaches who were in office for over a year, Peter Pacult is one of the farsmiths, and he has coached Klagenfurt for over three years.

The situation in the coaching carousel also reports Laola1.at, where it is analyzed that four coaches who came new in summer are no longer in office. These high change rates are in stark contrast to the positions of coaches such as Thomas Silberberger from WSG Tirol, who has been in office for almost eleven years. The constant change of coaches raises questions about stability and predictability in the league.