“The team performed brilliantly today. We played pressing football in its purest form, the way I imagine football to be,” enthused FC Blau-Weiß Linz coach Gerald Scheppelner after the 3-0 home win over SK Rapid (match report >>>).
The Upper Austrians brought plenty of energy to the pitch last Sunday and inflicted the Whites' first defeat of the season in the ADMIRAL Bundesliga. Former ski star Hermann Maier may have played a part in the Upper Austrians' success.
as “Crown NewspaperSchäppelner reportedly motivated his team before the match with a one-minute video titled “Herminator”. In the video, the Salzburg player is said to be seen full of energy and intense determination before starting his ski runs.
“He has to show them that with this attitude, extraordinary successes are possible,” Scheiblner is quoted as saying. Similar motivational videos could be used more often in the future. After four rounds of the Bundesliga, Blau-Weiss have seven points and are currently third in the table.
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