Red Bull Salzburg suffered a bitter 3-4 defeat at Austria Klagenfurt on Wednesday after leading 2-0 at the break. Here are the coaches’ comments on the game.
Onur Cinel (Salzburg coach): “After the 2-0 lead, we incomprehensibly no longer had the intensity and energy on the pitch that we normally have. Klagenfurt then took advantage of our mistakes. I have no explanation for this relapse because we played really good football against the same team just a few days ago. Everyone in the dressing room was extremely disappointed. The fact that Pavlovic is missing against Sturm on Sunday is annoying. The defeat in Klagenfurt doesn’t change the fact that there is a real showdown on Sunday.”Peter Pacult (Klagenfurt coach): “Hats off to my team, who showed enormous character and withstood a 0-2 defeat against the reigning champions. Even after going behind, we never had the feeling that Salzburg had dominated us. The quick goal after the break was important, then the team got into a flow. The victory was not undeserved because we found good solutions when we had the ball and were just too hesitant to finish before the break.”
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