Big worries for Sturm
ÖFB team: Some question marks ahead of the Linz double
Austria's national team gets underway with public training today in Windischgarsten. Team boss Ralf Rangnick still has to clarify several personnel issues.
Today, part of the 26-man squad will meet in Windischgarsten from 5 p.m. to begin preparations for the two Nations League matches in Linz against Kazakhstan (Thursday) and Norway (Sunday, both at 8.45 p.m.) with a public training session. Team boss Ralf Rangnick still has to resolve a number of personnel issues before then - one of which is Gernot Trauner: The central defender is still struggling to recover from his thigh injury at Feyenoord and was once again only on the bench for yesterday's 2-1 win over Twente Enschede: "We'll be careful with him and have planned him for one of the two games," said Rangnick, who was in good spirits about a call-up.
"Baumi" on his way back
Christoph Baumgartner doesn't seem to be 100 percent yet either: Rangnick used the 25-year-old, who underwent surgery on his right knee at the end of July, for 45 minutes in the September internationals in Slovenia and 68 minutes in Norway. In Leipzig, "Baumi" has played a maximum of 62 minutes so far this season (on September 22nd against St. Pauli), was probably in the starting eleven in the Champions League at Juventus on Wednesday, but had to leave the field at the break after taking a blow to the face. In yesterday's 1-0 win in Heidenheim, he started from the 76th minute.
Sturm remain "problem child"
In attack, the red-white-red fans hope that Michael Gregoritsch will regain his old strength in Linz: His torn muscle fiber has healed, but "Gregerl" has only played 16 minutes for Freiburg since then. "Of course he's behind in training," said coach Julian Schuster. Marko Arnautovic recently scored for the first time for Inter in the 4-0 win over Red Star Belgrade, but has only played 101 minutes this season.
Konrad Laimer (197 minutes) is not faring much better at Bayern. In addition, Marcel Sabitzer was recently slowed down by a slight injury in Dortmund. These are all factors that do not make the goal - six points from the matches against Kazakhstan and Norway - any easier.
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