Letsch: “High intensity is required”

Thomas Letsch sees his involvement with FK Austria Wien, which is currently limited until the summer, as an opportunity, "It is an honour for me to be able to tackle this exciting task. My goal is to get the most out of these twelve remaining games. Every change is always a chance to bring a breath of fresh air."

In his first team training on Tuesday morning, an athletic unit was on the agenda. Thomas Letsch, who led the session together with athletics coach Niko Vidovic, used these first 90 minutes of training to get to know the players. The new interim coach of the “Violets” has a clear focus for the first days:

"Each individual has to be ready to give everything"

"The most important thing is a high level of intensity in every training and game. Players need to be ready to sprint - we want to be active and act. These basics have to be clear. The basic requirement for this is the mentality - each individual must be willing to give everything."

Sports Director Franz Wohlfahrt, "Thomas fulfils all our requirements. We know from our conversations with him that he knows the league and Austria Wien very well, therefore he is the ideal solution for us."

Primary goal: to win games

Letsch is confident in the quality of the violet squad, "I am convinced that the team has great potential. The most important thing now is to win games, in order to lay the groundwork to reach our goal."

Twelve rounds before the end of the season and Austria Wien is already twelve points behind the fourth in the standings, fourth place is necessary for a place in the Europa Cup. Nine points are missing for fifth place, which is enough for a UEFA Europa League qualification when the Cup winner is one of the top four of the Bundesliga.

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