Rapid fights against Salzburg: Kulovits relies on victory and self -confidence!

Rapid fights against Salzburg: Kulovits relies on victory and self -confidence!

Wals-Siezenheim, Österreich - On May 24, 2025, Rapid Vienna is an important football game against FC Salzburg. The match is located in the league of the 32nd round and is not decisive for the table, but interim coach Stefan Kulovits looks at the duel with great seriousness. He wants to take the "alibi" to his team that nothing is about in Salzburg and has clearly communicated that Rapid will play for victory.

The game in Wals-Siezenheim also serves as a dress rehearsal for the upcoming European Cup play-offs. These take place on May 29 (away) and June 1st (at home) against the winner from the duel between Lask and Hartberg. Kulovits clearly focused on the game against Salzburg in order to consolidate the team's "flow" feeling and go into the decisive games with self-confidence. As reported KURIER, it is important to keep the tension in front of the play-offs.

line and comebacks

In the starting eleven, Guido Burgstaller, who has not yet lost a game with Rapid in the league. Apart from Burgstaller, there are some adjustments in the line -up. Kulovits plans to make one or two changes to treat players who return from injuries. Nenad Cvetkovic could celebrate his comeback, but possibly only as a joker. Lukas Grgic works on his return after pubic problems, and Mamadou Sangare could get fit for the play-offs in good time.

The decision about the new trainer from Rapid is still pending. Managing Director Sport Markus Katzer has indicated that there are still formal steps to clarify before the name of the new head coach is announced. Kulovits will take over this responsibility until the decision on international participation in the coming season, with the name of the near-coach Peter Stöger repeatedly falling in the conversations, even though this has not yet been officially confirmed.

training methods and stress control

In order to ensure the optimal performance of the team, Kulovits emphasizes the importance of the training methods. These must be used in a targeted manner to correctly control the stress stimuli. Effective training requires a balanced mix of different methods such as permanent, interval and competition method as well as precise monitoring of the stress features. These components influence each other and have to be carefully dosed in training practice in order to avoid both over and underlays. In sports games, this quantification is particularly challenging, as the Academy of Sports explains.

Preparation for the game against Salzburg is therefore not only determined by the tactical orientation, but also by a targeted training regulation. Kulovits seems well prepared to get the best out of his team and prepare them for the challenges of the next few weeks.