2023-12-07 08:06:34
For Rapids sports director Markus Katzer, Terence Kongolo was “brutally good” in the 2-1 win in Tyrol – now he is suspended again. Negotiations will take place with Burgstaller during the winter break.
Good thing went, nothing (no injury) happened! Since Rapid won the “slide game” at the Tivoli 2-1, captain Burgstaller’s criticism (“You should never have blown the whistle, it was far too dangerous”) was even more heard. The 34-year-old didn’t need an excuse. The question of sporting sense remains. Ultimately, referee Florian Jäger whipped up the “snowball fight” – which the Bundesliga will deal with internally. “It wasn’t possible to play better football,” said the winning goalscorer Grüll. Sports director Katzer saw it that way after the second “threesome” in a row: “On this pitch it wasn’t about the manner. A few weeks ago we wouldn’t have won a game like this. At least we can take our self-confidence with us.” Except for Terence Kongolo. “It was stupid,” Katzer also complained about the strange “rotation” of the Oranje loan. On his debut in September against WAC, he was sent off for stealing a goal. Then a hip injury put him out of action. Now he was back in the starting line-up for the first time, hit Tirol’s Ogrinec on the ankle in the finish, the VAR switched on – the next exclusion. Three appearances, two straight reds – that’s record-breaking. Hoping for Hofmann “Extremely bitter, he did an outstanding job, won all the duels, was a force in the air, radiated calm, he was brutally good,” said Katzer, praising the 29th year-old central defender who is used to healthy toughness in the Premier League. “His suspension is extremely painful.” Kongolo said three games (one limited to six months), Hofmann has to get healthy and regain his strength for Saturday’s hit against Salzburg. After that, Katzer will also sit down with Burgstaller. Sky reopened the discussion about the future of the Rapid captain, whose contract is expiring. Katzer relaxes: “Both sides know what they want. We don’t have a lot of stress.” The winter break will probably be extended…
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