Ralf Rangnick is a top expert, and his behavior… Not only the playing field, but the referee also disturbed the coach of Austria
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Austria came to Ljubljana for three points but returned home with just one. This caused quite a bit of frustration in the locker room of our northern neighbors. Marko Arnautović, who was “put in the pocket” by Vanja Drkušić, complained after the match about the approach of Slovenia, while Austrian coach Ralf Rangnick not only complained about the pitch, as we have already written, but was also bothered by the referee Radu Petrescu from Romania.
“The pitch was catastrophic. It was very unusual to see such unevenness on the field at this time of year. For the Nations League, this was a completely unsuitable pitch. It was difficult for both teams to play combinational football, but it is always harder for the team that has a significantly greater possession of the ball. You know that I am always critical of my boys when necessary, but this time, under such conditions, especially in the second half, it was not possible to combine seriously and threaten. I may have never seen such a bad pitch at this time of year, at the beginning of September,” complained Ralf Rangnick about the surface in Stožice, who then even “doubted” the VAR technology. And this despite the fact that the footage revealed an obvious handball by the Austrian in his own penalty area.
Nevertheless, Ralf Rangnick is convinced that the penalty was not as clear as a whistle, which sounds really quite bizarre given what was seen. “The points were deserved, although we were much more active in the second half. We tried to score again until the last minute. We had to be careful, as the Slovenians were dangerous on counterattacks. I can be satisfied, as the conditions for playing were very unfavorable. We quickly found ourselves behind after a strictly, even controversially awarded penalty that was not clear as a whistle. We responded very well, creating two nice opportunities before equalizing,” elaborated the 66-year-old from Germany, to which Slovenian coach Matjaž Kek responded briefly and succinctly regarding the referee: “I think he officiated well!“
This text was automatically translated using AI.
Author: editorial Football Planet
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