Robert Ibertsberger from Salzburg started the preparation with Ried on Monday. He is the fifth coach within 13 months. “Ibi” sees a lot of quality in the club. The chance of the master group is alive.
No, Robert Ibertsberger has never had it easy at any station in the home football upper house. After seven years with Ried in the U18 and academy, he became “Co” of Heimo Pfeifenberger in Wolfsberg, and took over as an interim trainer after he left. The game was repeated at Vienna Austria, where the soon-to-be-45-year-old first assisted Thomas Letsch and then inherited him. Last year the swan song followed in St. Pölten, where “Ibi” was replaced after 13 months and the club was relegated. In Ried? The father of FC Liefering talent Lukas Ibertsberger will be the fifth coach in 13 months! But “Ibi” fits perfectly with the line and the team, as everyone emphasized after his engagement. In the days that followed, the ex-national player got his first impressions: At Kehraus 2021 there was a 2-1 win against Altach, and the championship qualification is within reach as sixth. “But it is not a must.” What did not fit? The too passive pace, thanks to which Altach promptly returned to the grid after 511 minutes of gate suspension. “A more aggressive way of playing against the ball” is supposed to give stability to the second shaky defense in the league. The goal: “Allow fewer shots on goal, become more unpredictable.” Otherwise, the Flachgau resident sees a lot of quality in the team. It was not without reason that Sturm Graz was eliminated in the Cup, series champions Salzburg wrested a draw. Cup to kick off The anticipation for the first unit on the return to the old place of work yesterday was great. The Innviertler is the only club to forego a camp abroad, and for the time being also newcomers. Tests are planned against second division clubs. It starts on February 4th in the Cup quarter-finals against Klagenfurt.
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