Europa League: Schwab wakes up the fighting spirit of the Rapids

An increase is urgently needed to stay in the race for participation in the playoffs. After three rounds of Group G, Rapid had three points in third place, behind Glasgow Rangers and Villarreal (5 each) and ahead of Spartak Moscow (2). "If we want to have a word on the climb, we have to win," Schwab said.

For this to succeed, you have to be more stable on the defensive. "If we allow little and are aggressive against the ball, we can get something," said Schwab. It could help to return to the usual 4-2-3-1, which gave Rapid much more security. "The team feels most comfortable with this system because it has been playing for years, and it will not be easy for the new coach to train a new system in the short term, but it will be possible to prepare for it. Winter. "

"The arrow points slightly green up"

For now, however, the goal is to bring success into the well-known system – which also performed well with two wins and one draw after the first duel with Villarreal. "The arrow is pointing slightly in green up, but we want to make sure that it shows everything up," Schwab said.

At 2: 2 on Sunday in Altach, the arrow has slightly decreased, which may be due to the intensive program of the previous months. However, the midfielder does not want to accept any sign of fatigue as an excuse. "Double burden or not, it's also a matter of head.We are professionals, so it's possible to play every three or four days."

Three days after the confrontation with Villarreal, the next important match is waiting for Salzburg and his colleagues when they face the WAC far from home. A defeat at Lavanttal would be particularly bitter, after all, it would complicate qualifying for the championship round. "We will focus on the league in the coming weeks," Schwab said. "I would not say that the match against Villarreal is not important."

Also Villareal not at its best

Also for the Spaniards, he does not run in the national championship as desired. The "yellow submarine" is only 16th in the standings after eleven rounds. The single victory against Rapid was the only success of the last eight competitive matches. "They do not have the confidence to drive anywhere and win," Schwab said.

In addition to the weakness of Villarreal, one could also say for Rapid that, according to the young man of 28 years, the situation in Vienna-Hütteldorf is not as tense as a few weeks ago. "We feel in the environment that everything has calmed down and there is a more positive mood, and now we have to use this opportunity to turn things around," Schwab said.