AFTER NINE days, Austrians have to leave the competition. One goal and one point marks the worst performance of a host in the history of the EURO. By almost any objective standard Germany and Croatia were better and deserved to go up.
Still, all teams had to acknowledge that Austria was a respectable opponent. Ok, maybe [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘austria’
June 17, 2008
Adieu AUT
June 16, 2008
Happel Stadion
Good old Happel Stadion was reopened after renovations in 1986 against Germany. This match marked our last victory. Two goals by Toni Polster, two by Reinhard Kienast. The nephew of the latter, Roman, will play against Germany tonight.
Check out the quick guide.
June 16, 2008
Land der Berge
Beyond any doubt, every Austrian would regard the Haydn-anthemn with adapted lyrics as the natural Austrian anthemn, since it is our cultural heritage. Unfortunately, this melody was appropriated by the German Reich. The oppressed peoples of Europe became to hate the anthemn of the violent Nazi-regime so much that any staging of the Haydn-melody would [...]
June 10, 2008
Q&A: 3-5-1-1
Equals -4, so what?
It’s short for a tactical system with three center backs, 5 midfielders a pulled-back forward (Happy 21st birthday Martin Harnik!) and a striker.
How is it different from other systems?
It creates a superior number of midfield players (see picture). By that means it is very difficult for the opponents to construct their [...]
June 8, 2008
Preliminaries (II)
This is how tickets look like:
This is how you will recognize your correspondent in the stadium. Look at the blue sector, which is to the left of the goal on the Austrian side. There, in the middle of the stand, look for YELLOW SOCKS.
Don’t miss the moment.
IMMERWIEDER IMMERWIEDER IMMERWIEDER Ö S T E R [...]
