Swiss Marcel Koller will lead the football selection of
Austria in the next two seasons through qualifiers for 2018 World Cup in
Russia. Koller whose contract expires at the end of the European Championship
in France in Julu has committed to an additional two years allegiance.
- Unlike the last time, now the pressure was lower. We
wanted to take off the pressure, before our upcoming preperations for European
Championship in France. So instead of my contract we can talk about football
topics. - said Koller after announcing the collaboration.
Under the regime of Koller, Austria supremely qualified to EC
in France, series of good results placed the "ski" nation among the
top 10 in the world. Before “the Koller Era”, "red-white" were placed
at 77 positiion of the FIFA rankings.
- Our goal is to present us in good light in France and to maintain
our present in major competitions, like
next World Cup in Russia. - emphasized Kohler.
For him, despite good financial offer, it is important that
the Co-team that he worked with in the last four years also remained. Austria first test games before meeting in France will be later
this month also against teams who will travel to Paris. Against Albania will
play against 26, and against Turkey on 29 March. In Koller`s squad for these
meetings returns injured goalkeeper Robert Almer, who is the only player to
play in the Austrian Bundesliga. New name is Schalke`s midfielder Alessandro Shop.
- If there are no surprises or injuries this will be 23-man squad that will travel to France. The door is not closed to anybody, not somebody have guaranteed place, but as things stand at present it is a selection that will us represent in Paris - underlined Koller.
Austria EC in France is in Group F along with the national
teams of Portugal, Hungary and Iceland.
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