Efficient, more efficient, storm! With a 4-0 win against WAC, the Ilzer team gained self-confidence before the Conference League round of 16. The white spring vest remained untouched and the outstanding strength in standards and headers gives the Blackies hope for a stunning performance against the top team from Lille on Thursday (6.45 p.m.) in the Merkur Arena.
“Now a European house number is coming,” warns David Affengruber, without making any predictions, “but we will try everything on Thursday to get a good result.” The self-confidence is right: “After the last few weeks, it would be crazy if We had no self-confidence.” Nobody was able to beat the Blackies in the spring – there were five wins and two draws! The 22-year-old takes it for granted that the game against Lille will be sold out: “A round of 16 in a European competition is a big one Great thing for an Austrian club.”Extra shift on the first floorThe standards and heading ability have developed into a real weapon: “We train it again and again, extra units are of course part of it. The secret is that we simply have good aerial players – and not just one, but several! The opponent can’t adjust to you.” Lavalee (2), Biereth, Affengruber, Stankovic and even Kiteishvili have already scored on the “first floor” in the spring. In the fall there were twelve header goals from Wlodarczyk (6), Stankovic (2), Affengruber (2), Prass, Wüthrich. “Dominik Deutschl meticulously studies our standards, adjusts the players perfectly to the opponent, ensures strategy and energy “, Christian Ilzer passes on the praise to his assistant coach, “and the quality of the assists that Horvat and Gazibegovic provide are top notch.” What gives Ilzer confidence against the “top-top opponent” Lille: “Meanwhile The team rewards itself for sticking with it and maintaining the tension. We are no longer satisfied with a tour. That’s what sets us apart from the storm in the fall.” For Ilzer, “resting balls” are not a panacea, but: “Winning the standard game can make the difference in tight games!” Hopefully also on Thursday.
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