Dominik Fitz enchants in the derby: does he come to the ÖFB national team?

Dominik Fitz enchants in the derby: does he come to the ÖFB national team?

The SK Rapid Vienna has again had to take a bitter defeat in the derby against Viennese Austria. On Sunday the violets triumphed 2-1 and thus strengthened their second place in the Austrian Bundesliga. Dominik Fitz proved to be a match winner: With a transformed penalty and a spectacular free kick, the 25-year-old made sure that his team converted the deficit into a triumphal comeback. "It was certainly not our best game in a playful way. But we came back because we stop together as a team," said Fitz, who not only ensured his own promotion to the national team's focus, but also hope for an early commitment in the ÖFB team. reported .

fitz and the power of mentality

The Austria, which is already tied with Sturm Graz, shows a remarkable increase in performance this season and leads the table towards the top. "He now also has the mentality," said the player Reinhold Ranftl about Fitz, whose development cannot be overlooked. The playmaker has already scored six goals and ten templates this season and is the best player in his position in Austria, says Austria sports director Manuel Ortlechner. "He is around and up for the magic moments," added Aleksandar Dragovic and underlined the importance of Fitz for the team. The captain, Manfred Fischer, contributed a stroke of genius when he praised Fitz 'achievements: "I have never seen it in training." href = "https://www.oe24.at/sport/fussball/fussball-national/bundesliga/austria-wien/austria-dank-fitz-geniestreich-im-hehenflug/624138909"> Ö24 confirmed these impressions .

The hectic game also lived on the unfortunate performance of Rapid, which despite an early tour of Mamadou Sangare could once again take nothing countable. In contrast, Austria with its will to win and its team -based mentality is well on the way to becoming a real title candidate. But Fischer emphasized that one should not be guided by external expectations: "We stay down to earth and look from week to week." The next big game is against FC Salzburg, where the violets want to prove their skills again.