SK Rapid suffers bitter home loss: Klauss' 40th birthday becomes broke!

SK Rapid suffers bitter home loss: Klauss' 40th birthday becomes broke!

The SK Rapid experienced a disappointing afternoon on Sunday, December 1, 2024, when the team lost 0-1 against Blau-Weiß Linz. This was the second defeat in this Bundesliga season against the Upper Austrians, who have now moved into the top 6 of the league. The crucial goal fell through Ronivaldo in the 60th minute, and thus the remarkable home series from Rapid also tore after 13 unbeaten games. Rapid also lost the connection to the top of the table because the distance to the leading Sturm Graz grew to six points. This reported the Laola1 .

coach Robert Klauss started on the day of his 40th birthday with a changed list after he had only reached a draw in the previous game against the Shamrock Rovers. Despite the changes, the team lacked the necessary dynamics. Although some chances were created by Simon Seidl and other players, Rapid was harmless during the game and produced numerous mistakes. After the deficit, it was difficult for the team to find the rhythm back, which made claws clear: "We were very careless in defending, the balls did not secure," said the coach frustrated frustrated. This lack of physical use and will to take on the fight was identified as the main reason for the defeat, as Louis Schaub confirmed: "It was not enough in the end," as the Krone reported.

doubts about the performance

rapid will be strongly challenged to get out of the current negative spiral; The last three competitive games were not won and only two out of eight games this season achieved positive results. The team will have to go well into the winter break to overcome the ongoing difficulties. As Captain Matthias Seidl noted, the character of the players is now challenged: "We are not going through in success and are not becoming today," he said optimistically. This means that it remains to be seen how the team will behave under the pressure in the coming weeks and whether it can recover before the winter break is due.