Julian Baumgartlinger

“I’m surprised by all the bad news”

Salzburg's Julian Baumgartlinger talks about FC Red Bull Salzburg's Champions League clash with his former club Bayer Leverkusen and the crisis at the Mozartstädter in a major interview with the "Krone". The former ÖFB team captain also comments on the chaos in the soccer association.

"Krone": Julian, Salzburg is staggering through this season. Why is that?
Julian Baumgartlinger: The club embarked on a new path in the summer. Based on the conclusions drawn in the previous months, a complete change of philosophy was implemented. Pep Lijnders came in as a coach with a lot of praise ahead of him, and I also really like him as a person. The team certainly benefited from his very positive approach, especially during the Champions League qualifiers. But with the first negative experiences, you realized that it would take time.