Will it help against Poland?

European Championship: Germans celebrate Ralf Rangnick’s “psycho trick”

Ralf Rangnick(Bild: GEPA)

With his carabiner gift to his charges, Ralf Rangnick has once again strengthened the team spirit in the Austrian national team. Our neighbors even speak of a "psycho trick" and celebrate the ÖFB team boss for it.

Ralf Rangnick himself bought the hooks in an Obi store and distributed them to all the key ÖFB players before the start of the European Championship qualifiers as a symbol of cohesion. The German newspaper "Bild" speaks of a "psycho-trick" and celebrates the action. "Now the carabiners must unfold their symbolic power - so that the Ösi dream of reaching the final in the Olympic Stadium can continue," the tabloid said.

Red-White-Red want to excel at the EURO. The opening match against France was a bitter 0:1, but it didn't leave Austria's team players with a knock.

Now Poland awaits
On Friday, they want to get back to winning ways in their second group game against Poland (6pm/live in the sportkrone.at ticker). That's when Rangnick's Karabiner Christoph Baumgartner, Marcel Sabitzer and Co. are expected to lend their wings ...