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

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

The 27th round of the Austrian Bundesliga is scheduled for April 22, 2025. SK Austria Klagenfurt welcomes LASK, who will compete under interim coach Maximilian Ritscher. Ritscher takes over after Markus Schopp was fired due to inadequate “performance-technical development”. Schopp was unable to achieve the desired results with his team and only achieved four wins in the current season, which ultimately led to his replacement. Despite this turbulence, LASK leads the bottom half of the table by a gap of ten points and is already planning for the upcoming European Cup playoff.

At least in the most recent game, LASK was able to celebrate a 2-0 home win against WSG Tirol, which marked their fourth win in a row without conceding a goal. Christoph Lang, an offensive player for LASK, was optimistic and said he wanted to win the fifth game in a row. The condition 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

SK Austria Klagenfurt, on the other hand, is under pressure. After a draw against GAK, the team is only two points ahead of bottom-placed FC Altach. Coach Peter Pacult attaches great importance to the importance of every single point in the final phase of the season. In the last 14 duels against LASK, Klagenfurt was unable to achieve a single win, which puts an additional strain on the situation.

But the challenges are not just limited to athletic 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 the licensing. This topic will be very busy over the next few weeks, especially in a phase in which the club is fighting to stay in the league.

Coach changes in the league

The events surrounding LASK are not an isolated case in the Austrian football scene. In the current season there have already been 19 coaching changes in the two top divisions. Only half of the 28 professional teams have their original coaches still in office, and the turnover is notable. Of the coaches who have been in office for more than a year, Peter Pacult is one of the longest-serving and he has already coached Klagenfurt for over three years.

laola1.at also reports on the situation in the coaching carousel, where it is analyzed that four coaches who came in the summer are no longer in office. These high turnover rates are in stark contrast to the positions of coaches like Thomas Silberberger from WSG Tirol, who has now been in office for almost eleven years. The constant change of coaches raises questions about stability and plannability in the league.

In summary, it can be said that both LASK and Klagenfurt as well as the entire league are in a phase of uncertainty and change. The game of the day could influence decisive changes in the table cellar and the future of the Klagenfurt coach.