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Austrian football in turmoil over the European Championship: the ‘arrogant person’ Rangnick knows better

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It was just a test match and so much more: Austrian coach Ralf Rangnick (here with Konrad Laimer) in the 2-0 win against Germany.

A long time ago, but still unforgettable: the match that made Austrian striker Hans Krankl (70) a football icon. It was on June 21, 1978, when the same Krankl contributed two beautiful goals to the sensational 3-2 win against reigning world champions Germany in the World Cup group match against Germany. «Tooor, Tooor, Tooor, Tooor, Tooor, Tooor! I was a fool!” shouted the euphoric Edi Finger into the microphone. The older semesters will certainly remember it.

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A game that went down in history, in Austria as the “Miracle of Córdoba”, in Germany as the “Shame of Córdoba”. Yes, it was a miracle that no one would have believed at the time, as Austria was no longer in the race to progress to the next round of the World Cup and dragged the highly favored Germany into the abyss. Both had to travel home from Argentina the day after the match.

“Oh, how beautiful”

45 years later, Austria disappointed Germany again in a friendly match. Last Tuesday it was 2-0. The result could have been higher. The Austrian fans were happy and sang ‘Oh, how beautiful is that’, while the German reporters had to write about the ‘shame of Vienna’.

No one talks about a miracle anymore. Everyone now readily accepts that Austria beats Germany in football. Seven months before the home European Championship, there is a football hangover feeling in Germany. After the recent bankruptcies against Turkey and Austria, no one dares to dream of a new summer fairytale anymore.

The mood in Austria is completely different. Politically, the country is once again shocked after the recent wiretapping scandal surrounding the ÖVP chancellor’s party, but the performance of the footballers on the field is stable. The Austrians completed the European Championship qualification with flying colors. Just behind Belgium, but ultimately with a large lead of nine points over third-placed Sweden.

Does Austria meet Switzerland?

Austria is now rightly in qualifying pot two. When the group draw takes place on Saturday, December 2 at 6 p.m. at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, the Ösis could be drawn as opponents from pot four against Switzerland. For example, the Nati is threatened with a group with Spain, Austria and the Netherlands.

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Austria has no nightmares about this. The father of the new self-confidence in the country is coach Ralf Rangnick (65). The German is a football philosopher. Surprisingly, in the spring of 2022, he accepted the rather half-hearted request of the Austrian bosses. Many people doubted he would do that, as Rangnick was considered destined for higher things. But the German football educator looked at the players’ potential and thought: what Morocco did at the World Cup in Qatar, we can do too, why not, and surprisingly agreed. It was a transfer coup!

Pressing football at its best

Since then he has driven Austrian football away from self-sufficiency. His men are now playing as attractively as one can only dream of from the Swiss national team at the moment: dominant, with a lot of desire to run, high level of pressure and lightning-fast transition play. It was still brutal when the red and white attackers attacked and put pressure on the German defenders in their penalty area on Tuesday. This shows enormous self-confidence.

Self-confidence that Rangnick radiates and sets an example. When Austria drew 1-1 against number two France in June 2022, the German refused to accept any congratulations. There was nothing to congratulate, they had not won, he said. No wonder the coach’s goal is high, higher, highest. He wants to lead Austria to the top position in football; nothing less is on his list of plans.

Krankl starts tackling

He has had the fans on board for a long time. The Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna was completely sold out on Tuesday, the atmosphere was bombastic, the European Championship can come. Only one person continues to grumble, as he has always done since he can no longer shine on the football field: Hans Krankl (70). “Qualifying for the European Championships with this team is okay, but not difficult. Rangnick has the best material since my generation. You have to achieve something with it.”

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And Krankl has no problem making mean tackles when talking about Rangnick: “He is an arrogant person and believes he invented football. That’s why I don’t like him.” Rangnick’s predecessors Marcel Koller (point average: 1.63) and Franco Foda (1.81) also know how difficult it is to work under Grantler legend Krankl as team boss. Despite their good track record were both demonized because they were not Austrian. The German Ralf Rangnick doesn’t care about snipers. When he is criticized, he just adjusts his glasses. This man has a mission and knows better.

Qualification Group A
team
SP
T.D
PT
1
Spain
8th
20
21
2
Scotland
8th
9
17
3
Norway
8th
2
11
4
Georgia
8th
-6
8th
5
Cyprus
8th
-25
0
Qualification Group B
team
SP
T.D
PT
1
France
8th
26
22
2
The Netherlands
8th
10
18
3
Greece
8th
6
13
4
Ireland
8th
-1
6
5
Gibraltar
8th
-41
0
Qualification Group C
team
SP
T.D
PT
1
England
8th
18
20
2
Italy
8th
7
14
3
Ukraine
8th
3
14
4
North Macedonia
8th
-10
8th
5
Malta
8th
-18
0
Qualification Group D
team
SP
T.D
PT
1
Turkiye
8th
7
17
2
Croatia
8th
9
16
3
Wales
8th
0
12
4
Armenia
8th
-2
8th
5
Latvia
8th
-14
3
Qualification Group E
team
SP
T.D
PT
1
Albania
8th
8th
15
2
Czech Republic
8th
6
15
3
Poland
8th
0
11
4
Moldavia
8th
-3
10
5
Faroe Islands
8th
-11
2
Qualification Group F
team
SP
T.D
PT
1
Belgium
8th
18
20
2
Austria
8th
10
19
3
Sweden
8th
2
10
4
Azerbaijan
8th
-10
7
5
Estonia
8th
-20
1
Qualification Group G
team
SP
T.D
PT
1
Hungary
8th
9
18
2
Serbia
8th
6
14
3
Montenegro
8th
-2
11
4
Lithuania
8th
-6
6
5
Bulgaria
8th
-7
4
Qualification Group H
team
SP
T.D
PT
1
Denmark
10
9
22
2
Slovenia
10
11
22
3
Finland
10
8th
18
4
Kazakhstan
10
4
18
5
Northern Ireland
10
-4
9
6
San Marino
10
-28
0
Qualification Group I
team
SP
T.D
PT
1
Romania
10
11
22
2
Switzerland
10
11
17
3
Israel
10
0
15
4
Belarus
10
-5
12
5
Kosovo
10
0
11
6
Andorra
10
-17
2
Qualification group J
team
SP
T.D
PT
1
Portugal
10
34
30
2
Slovakia
10
9
22
3
Luxembourg
10
-6
17
4
Iceland
10
1
10
5
Bosnia and Herzegovina
10
-11
9
6
Liechtenstein
10
-27
0

Source : Blick

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