“We’re considering doing something in one position or another. Even though I talked to the boys a lot and everyone signaled that they wanted to play,” said Schmid before leaving Vienna. “Everyone wants to play in the European Cup, because European Cup is European Cup.” A 500,000 euro prize money from UEFA is just as much additional motivation as three points in the UEFA ranking, which Austria wants to get for Austria, according to Schmid. “We don’t want to leave anything behind,” emphasized the coach.
