Incident with consequences

Incident in training: Polster has to join Young Violets

Manuel Polster (right)

(Bild: GEPA pictures)

Manuel Polster will miss the rest of the season for disciplinary reasons. Not an isolated case, Blau-Weiß Linz await on Sunday.

With Marvin Martins, who suffered a torn adductor muscle in the derby, Austria will be missing a pillar of their defense for at least three weeks. While winger Manuel Polster will also miss Violett. Not with an injury, however, but for disciplinary reasons. During training, there was a disagreement and disagreement between the 21-year-old and one or two of his teammates. Polster's choice of words was not the best and, after the same incident in October, was already the second ...

Which is why they reacted and sent Polster down to the Young Violets until the end of the basic round. Unfortunately, this was not an isolated incident at Austria: ex-Veilchen Aleksandar Jukic's altercation with assistant coach Koc was the straw that broke the camel's back, prompting the club to part ways with the 23-year-old for disciplinary reasons. However, Polster is said to have shown some understanding and hopefully that was the last disciplinary slip-up.

The Violets have other worries anyway, with BW Linz awaiting them in the race for the top six on Sunday. "We were very self-critical in the derby and want to show a different face now," said coach Michael Wimmer.