Sarkaria: More solutions for one against one

Most recently, the 23-year-old Manprit Sarkaria was in the starting eleven and played the whole game twice. The 4-2-3-1 system pleases the player from Austria Wien’s Academy, ‘It feels good on the left wing. We outer players have more room and more than the others happen to play one against one. Now we want to make sure we have even more opportunities.’

The former violet rookie, who has been with Austria Wien for more than six years, made ten points in the second league season of 2019/20 after playing ten matches. Sarkaria scored six goals for the Young Violets and prepared four more goals.

The left-footer, who played a big part in the rise of our Young Violets in the Eastern League season 2017/18 and completed a total of 115 games (30 goals / 27 assists), was a member of the senior squad for the first time in October 2017 and received his first professional contract in January 2018.

Sarkaria won three quarters of his duels against Admira

He draws peace and energy from his family. He and his brother have to do without their parents for two weeks, he chauffeured them to the airport on Sunday evening after the Admira match. ‘They went to India and will keep their fingers crossed for me there,’ says "Mani" about the game against Hartberg . After the 0-0 against Admira the gap between FAK And Hartberg are eight points.

‘Sixth place has become more difficult, but everyone still believes in it,’ says Manprit Sarkaria about the situation before the 16^th matchday. ‘We have to win against Hartberg, then everything is possible for us,’ hopes the 23-year-old, who convinced against Admira with a duel rate of 76.5% and showed the most successful dribbling of all players.

‘We simply have to be better than the opponent.’ MANPRIT SARCARIA

‘Run more and win more duels’

Most recently Hartberg won four out of the last five games: ‘TSV is a strong team with good people on the wings and up front, which makes them so dangerous,’ said Sarkaria. What will be decisive on Saturday?

‘We have to be strong, just be better than the opponent - run more, win more duel duels,’ says the offensive player who feels that the pressure to succeed is very normal at Austria Wien.

The Viennese has played 22 mandatory games for the A-team since autumn 2017, he was also close to the European Cup, but he has never played against Hartberg. Now he is facing a premiere. In the 1-0 (September 30^th 2018) and the 2-2 (August 28^th 2019) "Mani" played for the Young Violets, during the 4-2 (March 3^rd 2019) he was a substitute player.

Ausgabe KW 49/2019

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