Salzburg got back to winning ways on Sunday after losing 4-1 away to third-placed Rheindorf Altach immediately before the international break. The stats from that game are interesting. Salzburg enjoyed 60% possession but Rheindorf forced 66% more chances by playing on the break, scoring twice in the closing 10 minutes as Salzburg pushed for an equaliser.
A point on Thursday would be an acceptable result for Salzburg so they could be caught between trying to defend and playing their normal game. Either way it’s likely they will hold possession for long periods.
No team is completely dependent on one player but this truism is probably tested more by Salzburg and their talismanic striker, Jonathan Soriano, who has scored 26 times in 27 outings this season. Consider for a moment if we had such a prodigious striker………..
Salzburg coach Adolf Hutter must decide how far tp change his usual game plan. Salzburg’s entire strategy is to attack. They have scored 50 league goals already this season, twice as many as any other team, while their goals against record is within a handful of the majority of teams in the league.
My preference would be to tempt them out, have them fall between the two stools of playing their natural offensive game and the more cautious approach they may be tempted to play away in Europe. One note of caution, the Ajax team who beat Celtic comfortably in Amsterdam last season were shredded 0-3 by a counter-attacking Salzburg in the same venue a few months later.
Ajax failed to box clever, we can be smarter. Stop Soriano, closed-down space at the back and play on the counter.
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Chelsea have played Schalke 6 times and yet to lose, winning 4.
Gone for 1 -1, 2-0 Shakhtar and Sporting. Gives me a wee interest.
Wednesday, Bulgarians 11-1 to beat Liverpool 1-0.
Here we go again:
Regan:
“We would all like to see Rangers back to their winning ways as quickly as possible and to improve their financial position in order to bring more money to the game of football in Scotland.”
Scandalous staement !!!
67
Our CEO wishes for the same..
Good evening all.
ManC game on stvhd now. Looking forward to seeing them getting humped. Greatest league in the world, my erse. :-))
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
Porto win away 3-0 with two south Americans and young Tello from Barca scoring. Gotta hand it to them, they do have a knack of picking up talented players. I know they have favourable work permit rules, but still…they have a good set up.
REGAN is a total disgrace and should be removed from his position for that statement.
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
1-0 Celtic v Everton.
Youngsters 1 up against Everton after half an hour, Twardzyk scored
Good evening friends
Everton @Everton 8m8 minutes ago
30′ A blow to the Blues after a fairly even start to the game despite few chances. Celtic fans yet to stop singing. 0-1. #EFCU21
Everton Twitter saying the Celtic support haven’t stopped singing since the game started.
BRTH,
You must have looked resplendent with your Bowie trousers and cowboy boots:))
SILVER
Sixtaeseven/weefra
You’ve just been awe-nawed !
SOAL
Ye wish.
C’mon the Bavarians!
HH!!
Anyone seen Fasan play for the development squad? Is he actually any good?
HT
That SOAL is not to be trusted mate……..You didn’t happen to get a text from him last week??
H-T young Hoops 1 up.
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
Davidopolous,
Mind he played for the big team in a preseason. Played awfy well.
HT,
Silver medal is a compliment in my hoose. ;)
Geordie Munro
Stuart Kerr awfy well, or David Marshall awfy well?
davido
He played pre season for the top squad and handled it well.
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
Leo Fasan will be the next Buffon!
Ye heard it here first!
HH!!
VP
Nope, should I?
GM
Cos you come second? :-)
‘Once one or two of the cereal Rangers haters’.
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He’ll be referring to those cheeky renegade fenians, Snap, Crackle, and Pop – they hate the Huns.
Davidopolous,
Stop asking hard questions. :)
HT,
Well….I don’t like to brag :p
HT
Naw mhate…..forget I mentioned it :O)(O:
1-0 Chelski
Bada Bing
I have an android box. Brilliant piece of kit. Great for movies. Any questions fire away.
LB
VP
You jaked??? :-)
Geordie Munro
:) Jeremy Paxmanopoulos…
It all makes sense now.
We were singing ‘Cheerios, Cheerios’ all those years at the Huns.
Man Citeh being outplayed.
HH!!
LB
I was thinking about getting one for spare room. Googybhoy was asking about one last week..
Can you download android apps onto it.?
HT
I wish :O)
prestonpans bhoys at 19:41
Hard to believe, but no…
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/stewart-regan-admits-worried-rangers-4694522