Alaba comeback in the national team Image: GEPA/Alexander Solc
With David Alaba in the starting eleven, Austria’s football nation starts the Nation League play-off against Serbia on Thursday. “In my view, two missions on Thursday and Sunday would already be possible over the full distance. I recently collected enough minutes of use. It is another question whether it makes sense,” said Alaba, who had been missing the national team for 16 months. Alaba played his last international match for Austria so far in November 2023 in the 2-0 home win in the friendly against Germany.
ÖFB team boss Ralf Rangnick indicated that the captain would not go over the full distance in both games: “That David wants to play more is clear. David always wants to win, you can see that in every training game now. But it is also about not risking a subsequent breach.” It is also important to be considerate of Alaba’s club Real Madrid. The club managers are in an excellent exchange with Rangnick, as demonstrated by Alabas to the Austrian EM district during his rehabilitation period. Rangnick: “David and I will hold it as always and coordinate it with each other.”
Prass also fails
Otherwise, the team boss did not look into the cards during the line -up, although the possibilities are limited due to numerous failures anyway. In addition to Alaba, Philipp Lienhart will begin in central defense. In the goal, Rangnick wants to choose a clear number one after the two games against the Serbs. The Upper Austrian Kevin Stöger has a good chance of seeing in the starting eleven, while Alexander Prass has to fit.
Source: Nachrichten
