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2019/2020

Austria Vienna

In

Christian Ilzer (manager), Johannes Handl (def) (Wacker Innsbruck), Caner Cavlan (def) (FC Emmen), Maudo Jarjue (def) (FK Sabail), Benedikt Pichler (mid) (Austria Klagenfurt), Stephan Zwierschitz (def) (Admira), Tarkan Serbest (mid) (Kasimpasa - back from loan)

Out

Mohammed Kadiri (sp) (def) (Dynamo Kiev), Igor (r) (def) (Salzburg - back from loan), Cristian Cuevas (r) (def) (Huachipato - back from loan), Uros Matic (r) (mid) (FCK - back from loan), Thomas Salamon (sp) (def) (released)

Despite qualifying for Europe, Austria have endured a disappointing 2018/19 campaign, given that their goal going into the season was to finish second, which they never looked like doing. Thomas Letsch was fired early in the spring season and Robert Ibertsberger spent the remainder of the campaign as their caretaker. His chances of getting the job full-time were always close to zero, given that the Violets already went down the route of appointing a previous caretaker with Letsch and opted for a more proven man this time around. They were able to tempt away Christian Ilzer from Wolfsberger, which is an appointment that will please the majority of their fans, given how well Austria's new manager did with his previous two clubs. Igor Julio, Cristian Cuevas and Uros Matic are all back with their parent club, while the list of arrivals consists of several stabs in the dark and a proven Bundesliga player in Stephan Zwierschitz. The squad therefore looks to be on a similar level compared to last season and Ilzer's job will be to improve the fortunes of a side that underperformed last season. Austria were particularly poor on their travels last time around, with scoring goals a particularly large problem, but Ilzer's attacking-minded approach suggests that this issue could be solved this time around.

Target

The Violets' expectations are high following the appointment of their new boss and they will be hoping for a second-placed finish.

Season Review

2018/2019

№5: Austria Vienna

Austria spent the most of the recent seasons battling to be the "best of the rest" and finish second, therefore making Champions League qualifiers. They had a disappointing 2017/18 campaign, but went into this one with optimism after improving under caretaker Thomas Letsch, who was ultimately given their managerial job on a permanent basis. However, the decision to give the job to the unproven Letsch has proven to have been a poor one in hindsight, as the Violets ended up having a rather disappointing campaign. Their inability to perform on their travels was particularly striking, with Austria struggling to score goals on their travels and their performances being even worse than the results suggested. Letsch managed to last until midway through the spring season, but the club eventually decided that they needed a new direction and opted to name Robert Ibersberger as their temporary manager. Ibertsberger initially struggled but managed to pick the Violets' form enough with time. This was enough for them to avoid finishing at the bottom of Champions Group and therefore qualify for Europe, but Austria's targets are obviously far greater than that. Their board have a big decision to make over the summer and the Violets will definitely be expected to deliver a push for a second-place finish next time around.