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As usual between city rivals emotions will play a part during this game. And yet, our “Violets” will be glad to compete in the 21st round of the championship, with self-confidence and a positive attitude.
“We have not lost a game in the Allianz Stadium and of course we want to continue this run,” says Serbest before the fourth duel in Rapid’s new arena. FK Austria Wien won 2-0 twice and reached a 2-2 on 6/08/2017 there.
Goals by Dominik Prokop and Raphael Holzhauser (Penalty) during the final minutes secured one point after a 0-2 deficit. “We have to give everything again. We want to start well into the spring,” our defensive midfielder appealed to his colleagues.
Serbest also enjoys another statistic that speaks for the “Violets” during the game on Sunday. The statistic shows that in the past eleven derbies (including one in the UNIQA ÖFB Cup) the guests triumphed eight times and the home team could only record one victory and one draw.
Of course, the team did not forget the bitter double defeat at the end of October. The 0-1 in the league and only three days later the extremely unfortunate 1-2 in the Cup final call for revenge. “These were two good games from us, unfortunately, there have been controversial referee whistles,” recalls Serbest.
However, he does not want to blame the referee with his statement. “We have to look at our mistakes,” emphasizes the 23-year-old, who believes that our defensive will be much more stable with the two new players Michael Madl and Stefan Stangl.
With “homecomer” Madl, who is unfortunately injured and won’t be able to play, and Stangl two experienced players came to the team, which would certainly help. In addition, we also gained Patrizio Stronati, who has recently gained practical experience in the Czech Republic for one year. “He is also an important man,” emphasizes Serbest, who was used in central defence during the fall, in times of need.
Now Serbest will probably be playing next to Raphael Holzhauser in the central midfield: “Rapha is a very important part of our team. Next to him I feel good, our chemistry is great,” says Serbest about the current captain.
They both know what the other one does, they understand each other blindly, which is very good for our planned recovery during the spring. However, Serbest doesn’t check the current standings, on which we are eight points behind our city rivals, he concentrates on each game individually.
“We want to win every game. In the end we just have to be among the top four. After all, our goal is to be able to play internationally in the new Generali Arena during the fall” - this is how the nine-time U21 team player (March 2015 to September 2016) looks into the sporting future.
In order to be in the European Cup for the third time in a row under head coach Thorsten Fink, we must reach fourth place in the standings. If the Cup winner lands in the top four, fifth place would be enough as well. From the fourth place we are currently missing five points, only one victory separates us from fifth place.
In the first four rounds we play against the second runner-up (Derby), fifth placed (LASK at 10.2. / 6:30 PM / Happel-Stadion) and fourth placed (FC Admira / 24.2. / 4 PM / BSFZ Arena). “We want to catch up on the points we've lost this fall,” says Serbest.
The team laid the base for this with hard work during the ten-day training camp in Cyprus. “We are transforming everything the coach and his crew have decided on very well. After the six test games we are ready,” assures Serbest. As the first competitive game came closer more attention was paid to the liveliness.
The Viennese with Turkish roots, who missed one of the test games (thigh problems) and who scored one of a total of twelve violet goals, is prepared for his 111th competitive game as a professional for Austria Wien (5 goals and 7 assists). During the derby in the fall (1-2) in the UNIQA ÖFB Cup he had prepared Ibrahim Alhassan’s header with a cross.
Apart from the cup game, Serbest has played more derbies than against any other opponent in the league since 9.11.2014. His record after twelve games is balanced: Five victories, two draws and five defeats. On Sunday we want to unbalance this to our advantage.
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