Austria on a high altitude: Schmid meets old love Hartberg in the 100th game

Austria on a high altitude: Schmid meets old love Hartberg in the 100th game

The football scene in Austria is currently excited, especially about the Viennese Austria, which is pleased with a remarkable series of success. After five victories in the last five rounds, the team took third place, the best placement in years. An exciting duel against former coach Manfred Schmid will be on the program next Sunday, which is now coaching Hartberg. This match will be his 100th game as a Bundesliga coach and takes place at Austria, a place where he remains unbeaten as a coach of Wolfsberg. During his last visit to the capital, he was able to score with an impressive 4-0 victory in May.

This game has twice the explosiveness, since Schmid was once the focus of Austria when the team weakened at the beginning of the season. At the difficult times, among other things with a defeat against Blau Weiß Linz, there have already been demands to bring Schmid back into the club, but that ultimately led to a change of coach. Schmid himself has no negative feelings against his former club, as he emphasizes: "A game at Austria will always be something special for me personally."

The current challenges at Austria

Austria can be pleased with the return of central defender Johannes Handl, who is in the squad for the first time this season after a knee injury. However, coach Stephan Helm does not want to change the stable foundation stone of the defense after only two goals conceded in the last five games. Particular attention is paid to defense chief Aleksandr Dragovic, who is also expected as a guest in the Sky studio in addition to his commitment on the square.

The situation at Hartberg, whose trainer Schmid has laid, is also positive. Under his lead, the team was able to catch up with the last place and shows an impressive form. With four wins and a draw in seven rounds, Schmid has proven that he can significantly strengthen the team. "We have shown several times that we can be uncomfortable for every opponent in the league," he announced and promised an exciting game for Austria.

New talent under Janko's fittings

Another topic that the fans deals with is the young midfield talent of Austria, Philipp Maybach. The 17-year-old celebrates his birthday on December 14th and recently hired Marc Janko, the former striker of the Austrian national team, as a new consultant. Maybach hopes for a thrust for his career through Janko's experience and advice. The question remains whether Janko wants to become active as a consultant or whether Maybach will remain the exception. In any case, Janko's expertise could benefit the talented player.

The upcoming game between Austria and Hartberg promises not only to become a competition between two teams, but also a personal rivalry between Schmid and his former club. It remains to be seen how this meeting will end. For the spectators it could not only be an exciting game in terms of sport, but also write an exciting chapter in Austrian football, as well as from peterlinden.live reports .