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2020/2021

LASK Linz

In

Dominik Thalhammer (manager), Mads Emil Madsen (mid) (Silkeborg IF), Yevgen Cheberko (def) (Zorya Lugansk), Mamoudou Karamoko (att) (Wolsfburg II), Nikolas Polster (gk) (Rapid Wien II), Lukas Grgic (mid) (WSG Tirol), Tobias Anselm (mid) (FC Liefering), Andreas Gruber (mid) (SV Mattesburg), Yoav Hofmayster (mid) (Ramat haSharon), Alexander Schmidt (att) (FC Liefering), Andres Andrade (def) (Juniors OO), Richard (mid) (A Lustenau)

Out

Valerien Ismael (manager), Dominik Frieser (r) (att) (Barnsley FC), Yoav Hofmayster (mid) (Kiryat Shmona), Markus Wostry (sp) (def) (FC Waker), Felix Luckeneder (sp) (def) (TSV Hartberg), Alexander Schmidt (sp) (att) (SKN St. Polten), Tobias Anselm (mid) (WSG Tirol), Nikolas Polster (gk) (Juniors OO), Samuel Tetteh (sp) (att) (NY Red Bulls), Joao Klauss (r) (att) (TSG Hoffenheim)

LASK have had a rollercoaster of a season that ended on a sour note, as a campaign that saw them lead the league for so long ended in a late collapse and a fourth-place finish. Things reportedly broke down between Valerien Ismael and his players late in the campaign and their manager was let go at the end of the season, with the club making the bold decision to bring in Dominik Thalhammer, whose sole previous Bundesliga gig was with Admira 15 years ago and who spent the last ten years managing the Austrian woman's national team. When it comes to the squad changes, two important players have left in Klauss, whose loan stay from Hoffenheim is over, and Dominik Frieser, who was snapped by former Wolfsberger manager Gerhard Struber and his current side Barnsley. The list of arrivals is rather lengthy and interesting - the Linzers have already had several success stories with giving midtable players a chance to shine and will be hoping to strike gold again with Andy Gruber, who signs after having a superb spring season with Mattersburg. While Klauss and Frieser were certainly important players for LASK, the Linzers were actually as close to a side without a real starting eleven as one can get. The main concern regarding them going into the new campaign will therefore not be regarding the quality of their squad, but the experience, or lack thereof, of their manager.

Target

There is a big question mark over their manager but, on the quality of their squad, the Linzers will be aiming for a top three finish.

Season Review

2019/2020

№4: LASK Linz

Much like Wolfsberger, LASK were not expected to repeat their heroics from a year ago, having lost both their manager Oliver Glasner and top scorer Joao Victor. However, the Linzers made a mockery of such predictions - or at least managed to do so before the pandemic-caused break. Their first half of the campaign was the stuff of dreams - they won all of their league away games and enjoyed a lead at the top of the table, while also having a superb European campaign and making it out of their Europa League group. They even managed to get past AZ in the first knock-out round and but form imploded as they lost to Manchester United 7:1 on aggregate. Their season took a brutal turn for the worse during the pandemic break, as they were caught breaking training regulations while contact training was still forbidden and were docked 6 points as punishment. This erased their lead over Salzburg, with their form after the break being very poor - they started with a winless run and, despite improving a bit later in the campaign, were only able to finish fourth. The board opted to part ways with manager Valerien Ismael days after the campaign was over. According to reports, internal issues arose and it will likely be months before we can form a full picture of what happened to LASK during the break that caused them to collapse so badly.