Big win against Norway for superstar Erling Haaland: Things are going well for Austria’s national team in the Nations League. Despite the superiority, the course of the game could have caused concern. Team boss Ralf Rangnick praises his team for this.
Team boss Ralf Rangnick praised Austria’s international player for his attitude in the 5-1 win against Norway. “The goal we conceded was a bit unfortunate at the time. But the team’s reaction was fantastic. What I particularly liked is that we never stopped. That’s how I imagine it,” said the Swabian after the success in the B league of the Nations League, which saw Austria take the lead in Group 3.
Former Bremen Bundesliga professional Marko Arnautovic (8th, 49th/foul penalty) scored twice for the German coach’s team, Freiburg’s Philipp Lienhart (58th) and Michael Gregoritsch (71st) were also successful. Stefan Posch also scored (62′).
Ex-Leipziger Alexander Sørloth (39th) scored the interim equalizer for the completely disappointing Norwegians. Captain Haaland had no effect apart from a shot off the post in the early stages.
Rangnick praises header goals
“We played the way we have played in many good games, today it was special against an extremely strong opponent,” said Rangnick. “You have to score three headers against the biggest team in the world first.”
Lienhart was also in a good mood after the success. “That’s what sets us apart, we hardly give the opponent any room to breathe. “We have proven many times that we have quality on the ball,” said the Freiburg player. “As in the game against Kazakhstan, we had a lot of power on the pitch, a lot of energy. We were very present in the duels.”
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