Weimann and Posch: ÖFB team in crisis before important games!

Shock for the Austrian national team: striker Andreas Weimann has undergone meniscus surgery, which abruptly ends his season. The 33-year-old Viennese, who plays for the English second division club Blackburn Rovers, explained on Instagram that he wanted to give himself the “best chance” of playing actively for a few more years with this procedure. This unfortunate turn of events hits the ÖFB hard, as Weimann was hardly taken into account in team boss Ralf Rangnick's plans recently.

Bad luck with injuries for Posch

But that's not the only problem for Rangnick. Right-back Stefan Posch also has to deal with the loss due to injury. According to reports from Gazzetta dello Sport, the 27-year-old suffered a thigh injury during training at Atalanta Bergamo. Posch was diagnosed with a tear in the muscle-tendon connection on the back of his thigh, which is expected to sideline him for at least a month. Posch, who will only move from Bologna to the European champions in the winter, is considered an important part of the defense and has not missed an international match since October 2023.

The upcoming Nations League games against Serbia, which will take place on March 20th and 23rd, will have to take place without these two players. Team boss Rangnick will now have to make changes, with Mainz legionnaire Phillipp Mwene coming into play as a possible replacement for the right defense, where he has been used less recently. Time is running out and the pressure on the players coming up is growing, because staying in League A of the Nations League is at stake courier.at reported.