Rapid-Coach Stöger sees "huge task"
Peter Stöger sees himself as the right man in the right place. The new Rapid coach wants to finally bring the potential of the football Bundesliga club to fruition and recognized good conditions for this. "Consistency" is the magic word with which Green-White should meet the high demands. "It is a huge task that fascinates me immensely," emphasized the 59-year-old at his introduction on Monday in Hütteldorf.
Stöger looked into Rapid's past
"When you look at this club with this power and this force, and then see what titles have come out in the last 30 years, it's relatively little," said Stöger's sober analysis. "We can talk about Mission XY, like every year. We can also dream about it. But the crucial thing is that you have to get going and try to really drive it so that at some point it becomes a realistic approach, that we can actively shape most games, that we are the dominant team, that we show what we have shown in the home games."
One of the men who is supposed to support the 65-time ÖFB team and 113-time Rapid player is, alongside interim coach Stefan Kulovits, who is moving back to the second row, Thomas Sageder. The 41-year-old has previously worked as a coach for Blau-Weiß Linz and LASK and is currently working with the ÖFB-U17. "It is important that we have a homogeneous team. He fits in, has similar thoughts as we do, is an established coach. He has experience, has been through difficult and successful times," emphasized the "boss," who has not worked with Sageder before. Otherwise, Stöger takes over the existing coaching team.
"What is there makes me positive"
Regarding the field personnel, Stöger did not see an excessive need for action. "What is there makes me positive. I am very convinced of the quality of the team," he said, considering a squad that is likely to remain largely intact. "We want to add something here and there that gives us added value. We want to be a more flexible team than last year," he announced. There is "a clear idea" of what types of players are needed - also in terms of character. "Ideally, they should be resilient in the important, special games (...)," demanded Stöger.
Possible skepticism from some of the Rapid supporters due to his violet past as a coach and player was not an issue for him. "I didn't have this story on my radar at all. Whether you have violet blood, green blood, red blood, or are bloodless does not determine how long you are there. The only thing that counts is success." Regarding some fans, he certainly doesn't "go through life naively. But I haven't perceived any negative tendencies." A "round table" is being aimed for. "Maybe it also benefits me that I try to always meet people relatively respectfully."
(APA/Red)
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