Rapid coach Klauß:

“Nice, that increases our market value”

Coach Klauß (far left) worked with Rapid on finishing goals. Striker Beljo (far right) also scored for Croatia's U21s.

(Bild: Reuters)

Seven games await Rapid in 21 days. Coach Robert Klauß is happy about successful team players.A better goal tally is required against Hartberg today.

"Now it's getting intense again, we won't be training much," grins Rapid coach Klauß. Because seven games in 21 days await the Green-White in three competitions. The international break was all the more important. "We spent ten days looking at how we could improve our game," said Klauß. "The focus was on the final third. The goal yield does not correspond to our high effort. We are dangerous, but we don't score enough goals."

Twelve goals after nine league rounds is truly manageable

"That's more fun"
Klauß is also complaining at a high level: "It's more fun to be able to work on details than to have to worry about big problems." The only blemish: Rapid were missing seven team players (Niklas Hedl, Bolla, Böckle, Sangare, Seidl, Beljo, Wurmbrand) in the last ten days, who were called up for national teams. "That's nice," says Klauß positively. "It increases our market value. At Leipzig, we used to only have three players at training. All of them came back healthy, many with a sense of achievement."

Seidl scored his first ÖFB goal, Beljo scored twice for Croatia's U21s, Bola drew 1-1 with Hungary against the Netherlands, won in Bosnia, and Sangare also came back from the Africa Cup qualifiers with Mali unbeaten, finishing last on Wednesday. Which is why Klauß waited with the video analysis until all the globetrotters were back.

Jansson before knee check
He believes Rapid are well prepared for tomorrow's league clash with Hartberg: "We know what we have to do to win. And we know what we can't do."

The trio of Gale, Dursun and Schöller celebrated their competitive comeback after the 2-0 test win against Horn yesterday in Rapid II's 2-1 draw in Kapfenberg. Jansson (like Mmaee) is still training individually but should be given the green light next week after a knee check. Oswald, Borkeveeiet and Seydi will need more patience.