BY OLIVER GRISS AND CHRISTINA PAHNKE (PHOTO)
No, the Lions were unable to hold on to their deserved 1-0 half-time lead against the Austrian first division team Blau-Weiß Linz on Tuesday evening in Windischgarsten and in the end had to be happy that they at least managed a draw against the Austrian club in front of 230 fans in the DANA Arena. “We played well, combined very fluidly for this phase of preparation,” explained Agis Giannikis in his analysis. The German-Greek naturally saw that the mass substitution at half-time caused a rift in the Lions’ performance.
From Giannikis’ point of view, the second half was much more hectic: “We conceded a goal from a stupid mistake, and we could have conceded a second one. We were very sloppy on the ball after the break.” But that is also somewhat normal after such a change. “The bottom line is that the result is fair. We showed good approaches for this early period of preparation,” said Giannikis, who helped attacker Fabian Schubert make his debut in the Lions jersey after his maternity leave and at the same time did not use defender Raphael Schifferl without giving any reason.
The Lions coach had special praise for the quick young player Raphael Ott, who, together with Lukas Reich, exerted a lot of pressure on the right side in the first half. “Otti was very promising today. We have very talented boys and we want to encourage and challenge them.” Ott played for the team’s U19s last season. He is extremely light-footed – coupled with outstanding technique. Bet you’ll be reading more about him in the coming months?
On Thursday, TSV 1860 will face French first division team Racing Strasbourg (6 p.m., db24 ticker). Will the Lions be able to put in a similarly courageous performance as in the first 45 minutes against Blau-Weiß Linz?
2024-07-02 19:44:00
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