Round of 16 at Euro 2020, Austria is back again with great ambitions. The team coached by Ralf Rangnick has been coming off a brilliant period for many months. Second in its qualifying group after holding its own against Belgium, the Austrian team has had many great results. With six wins and one draw in the last seven matches, Austria has beaten Germany (2-0), Slovakia (2-0), Serbia (2-1) and humiliated Turkey (6-1), four nations participating in Euro 2024. Good references for Austria before challenging the French team this Monday to enter its tournament.
The Austrians are also coming off serious performances against the Blues, whom they drew in the last Nations League (1-1) before losing the return match (2-0). Capable of hurting the Blues, the Austrians are not coming forward as sacrificial victims, quite the contrary. “There’s also Mbappé and Dembélé on the wings, who are very dangerous. We hope to be able to control them. Otherwise, it could be complicated. We don’t have the right to let them advance towards us. We have prepared well for this match, we have analyzed the formation of the French team. And in any case, we are ready to play against them.”Marcel Sabitzer said in an interview for The Parisian.
Kylian Mbappé is on everyone’s lips
At a press conference, RB Leipzig player Christoph Baumgartner also targeted the two wingers who played this season at Paris Saint-Germain and announced a marking on the pants: “I believe that as attacking players we also have a big responsibility to help defend players like Kylian Mbappe or Ousmane Dembele. If we put good pressure on them from the start and don’t let them get into their situation, then we have a chance.” A specific anti-Kylian Mbappé plan which is in any case assumed from all sides within the Austrian selection. “Mbappé has great speed and finishing ability. He is someone you have to be wary of. We have to defend collectively, help each other and try to keep him out of the game.” said Florian Kainz of FC Cologne.
For coach Ralf Rangnick, the presence of Kylian Mbappé opposite requires adjustments, but the German coach does not only want to think about the new Real Madrid player: “France probably has the best team of all participants in the European Championship in terms of individual player quality. If you want to win against a team like that, you have to compensate for certain things. We must act better as a team and take advantage of our chances in crucial moments. I am confident we can do it. France probably has the best striker in the world at the moment, in Erling Haaland, but he is also only one of eleven players. It is clear that we are not considered favorites, but that does not mean that we do not think we have a chance to win this match. We have to be able to do it.” Didier Deschamps’ Tricolores have been warned…
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