Blue and White can even spy on their opening opponents in their own hotel

For the kickers from Bundesliga soccer team FC Blau-Weiß Linz, tomorrow’s working day begins very early in the morning: At 4:30 a.m., coach Gerald Scheiblehner’s team climbs into the bus and takes off on the plane “Sun Express XQ191” at 9:20 a.m Vienna towards Antalya. The Linz team will set up their tents for their training camp in Side, Turkey until January 29th.

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There is also a very special situation in the five-star hotel “Tui Blue”: The Blue-Whites can even spy on their opening league opponents Altach in their own accommodation. The Vorarlbergers, where the Scheiblehner team will be guests at the start of the spring season on February 10th, have also been staying at the same resort since Wednesday. “We only look at ourselves,” says Blue and White coach Gerald Scheiblehner. But of course he will, above all, have at least one of his assistant coaches follow Altach’s test games on his own doorstep next Monday against Nyiregyhaza Spartacus and Radnicki Kragujevac and on Thursday against Pogon Stettin closely.

One of his assistants already has a slight home advantage in Side: Ronald Riepl was there for several days last year to see the conditions for himself. The blue and whites lack nothing in the five-star temple. In addition to six training pitches, the Blue and White footballers also have a lot to offer in their free time: Linzers get their money’s worth with a sauna, steam baths, outdoor pool or fitness center.

Before Blau-Weiß travels to the Turkish Riviera tomorrow, there is a test match on the agenda at home today: at 4.30 p.m. Blau-Weiß will play against regional league team Gurten on the artificial turf of the association facility.