“Knowing that things won’t always be this way”

this Red Bull Salzburg Can be Pep Linders So I lost in the end.

Since the Dutchman took over the Mozart City this summer, the “Bulls”, who were struggling a few months ago, have gone from success to success in all competitions. The course of the game always develops in the direction of Mozartstadt in an almost magical way. So far, the delicate moments have always been overcome unscathed.

Sunday was different. In the big game at SK Rapid (Match Report>>>), the ‘Bulls were actually back on track to earning another win thanks to early goals and initial dominance, but as the game wore on, for the first time this season, momentum didn’t go their way.

“I knew from the beginning that we were going to have moments where things weren’t going to go our way. I also knew that things weren’t always going to go our way,” Linders said on the show. Press Conference After the game.

But added: “What I don’t like is that there was no need to lose this game today. I don’t want to be misunderstood, in the end they deserved to win but there was no need for them to lose this game. Get that back into the game.”

Salzburg’s defense has problems

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Lijnders More precisely the situation before the 1-1 draw Salzburg Failed to collectively suppress the Rapids effectively enough.

Serge-Philippe Raux-Yao’s goal Matthias SeidlThe SCR captain deftly passed the ball to Isak Jansson and the Salzburg back four was beaten.

Opposition only on Tuesday Dynamo Kiev There was a similar goal conceded. Another goal against Rapid on Sunday came from a similar situation. This time a (very good) pass was enough. Lukas Gorgich Janssen started deep in his own half, got rid of all opponents and then made the score 3-2.

Particularly painful for Salzburg: the Hüttedorf coaching staff knew the weaknesses of the “Bull” in the remaining defense and therefore decided to deploy the lightning-fast Janssen in the attack. Sweden It was about running into the space created by Salzburg’s high press and hoping a teammate would pass the ball to him. The green and white’s game plan worked perfectly.

“That was the story of the game. When we were not organised, when we didn’t attack high enough, they would counter-attack us,” Lijnders complained.

“Defense starts with our front three”

This is not the first time this season that Salzburg has exposed defensive weaknesses. As a result, reinforcements to the back four have been repeatedly called for. In an interview with Sky, Bernhard Seonbuchner does not yet know if this will happen. But he said that they usually remain vigilant before the transfer deadline on September 5. Sports Director.

Furthermore, the defensive issues that have arisen so far are not just caused by the defenders, as Lijnders pointed out:

“Defense starts with our front three. Then it starts with our midfield. I don’t think defense is just the job of our defenders. They have to fix situations where things have gone wrong. If we make mistakes like the one I mentioned earlier where the front three don’t press enough and the midfield isn’t close enough, it’s going to be difficult for them.”

Referee Ebner’s note was stolen

Overall, things tactically did not go the way Lijnders would have liked that night and in the closing stages he would have liked to see his team adopt a different formation again in order to generate more attacking power.

That’s why the boys didn’t follow my instructions…

Linders on the theft of banknotes

However, his instructions in the form of a piece of paper to Moussa Young and Nene Dorgeles were never conveyed to the kicker as the referee deemed Stefan Ebner The slips were collected – something that Linders didn’t even notice during the game.

“That’s why the kids don’t follow my instructions,” the Dutchman said with a laugh. He shook his head and added: “The paper is really dangerous in its position…”

At least the 41-year-old and his coaching team now have some time to further refine Salzburg’s tactical framework – as we know, the first international match of the season is approaching. Even if traditionally few Mozartstadt kickers would do so Salzburg – But for their national team – Lijnders is confident his side will emerge stronger after the break:

“It’s going to hurt today, it’s going to hurt tomorrow, it’s going to hurt the day after tomorrow. But we have to take the next step. Sometimes you learn more from a loss than from a win. That’s been the case for us so far. “The team has always shown a good response in times of adversity.”