Markus Kraetschmer has clear stands

The most important answers from Markus Kraetschmer at a glance:

... when asked why the concerns about the Cup Final at Viola Park are just now coming up, and not a year ago:

Markus Kraetschmer, "It was a very long process and was again very well explained by the ÖFB. The ÖFB put a lot of thought into this issue because in recent years the cup finals took place in different places and was never sold out. The idea is to raise the cup finals onto a new level, a bit like the Berlin model. (...) We have prevailed against all other options and all these topics have been discussed. At that time, I was congratulated and in June 2018 I did not take notice of any concerns. (...) And then - and the police said this very clearly - there were the incidents in December 2018. (...) Since then there is also these problems between the Rapid Wien fans and the police."

... whether the final will take place in the Generali-Arena in the coming years:

"It is open and still to be discussed whether the final 2020, 2021, 2022 will take place in our stadium. (...) Of course we are still interested in hosting but have to discuss this with the ÖFB. Because one thing is clear as well: A situation such as we have experienced in recent days is unacceptable for a competition, for the final itself, but also for us as a club and us being responsible for the stadium in the coming years."

... about personal insults and criticism against him in the last few days:

"They have chosen Markus Kraetschmer as the scapegoat. I have to accept that in my role. I've said several times, I prefer that the fans support the team in this difficult athletic situation, and criticize me instead. (...) It is certainly not pleasant but after 22 years you have already experienced a lot and can deal with such situations. But it would be wrong to say 'all the fans'. I have also received many letters from other fan clubs and individual fans who have thanked me for my years of work."

... about the fan protests against hosting in their own stadium:

"In addition to the clarification with the ÖFB, we also have to clarify things with our fans. I would like to emphasize once again: The fans cannot decide which games take place in our stadium. The east grandstand is not an autonomous zone. (...) It has to be possible to play basically every game here. And it cannot be forbidden just because there is a rivalry with the club or association. We want these conditions and we will not accept anything else at Austria Wien and we will let them know. We are glad that our fans support us, but there are limits."

... on the question of the need for an athletic board member:

"I cannot argue that the athletic development of Austria Wien, in the last one and a half or two years, does not meet our standards. Which is why we also have to be open to such input and discussion. This is to be discussed with our President Frank Hensel and the Supervisory Board."

... about the internal picture of how the game of Austria Wien should look like:

"Of course, Austria Wien has high expectations due to its 108-year history and as the club with most titles in Austria. Austria Wien is the club that stands for football with technically skilled ball possession. For Austria Wien it is not just about results and everyone being happy because we are in second or third place, it is also about the way we got there."

... about the work of Ralf Muhr:

"One year ago, we opted for the position of Technical Director, Ralf Muhr, in order to ensure continuity and one game philosophy between Rookies, Akademie, Young Violets and the A-team. Ralf Muhr worked very meticulously last year as technical director and sports director. A lot was groundwork has been done. We completely restructured Scouting and Sports Medicine. There are many positive and important things happening that you do not immediately see. We will see whether we succeed with it. We sowed a lot and will reap soon."

... about the position of the coach:

"The decision about the coach is the most important personnel decision for the club. We said the last coaching changes we made were all unsuccessful. We did not achieve our goals. (...) At the end of May we will know whether we have reversed the trend or if we have to make up the balance, even this change of coach has not brought the desired success."

... about transfers in the past:

"Yes, that was one of our topics, that maybe we were not as prepared for one or the other transfer as a modern football club needs to be. And that's why we also rebuilt the scouting department internally."

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