Salzburg's Marsch looks to Ajax as model for success in Europe next season

RB Salzburg he coach, Jesse Marsch, said on Thursday that Dutch club, Ajax, is a club that he wants his side to look to when it comes to performances in UEFA Champions League next season, as Austrian side were recently crowned champions for second consecutive year after winning Austrian Football Bundesliga and Austrian Cup this season.

"I used Ajax as an example of a club from a smaller nation that year, after year, after year, finds itself in Champions League and competing to get out of group phase," he said.

coronavirus brought controversy to Austrian league when n-leer LASK Linz was deducted points for holding illicit training sessions in violation of league rules.

Since restart Salzburg is unbeaten in nine games and has a 14-point le over LASK ahe of ir game Sunday, last of season.

American coach, has me his mark in Europe after winning Austrian title, and w he hopes more U.S. coaches can follow his path.

"I hope, I really hope that with ... my success that re will be more opportunities for t just players in Europe but American coaches as well."

Marsch, a former assistant coach at RB Leipzig, remembered his side's stellar performance in ir 4-3 defeat at Anfield against Liverpool in UEFA Champions League last October.

"Liverpool on a Champions League night in that stium against that team and you get slapped in face three times at beginning of match ... in second half that we played more like we said we were going to ... and we were a little unlucky t to come away with a better result," said Marsch.

Like Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool, Salzburg's game is built around high-intensity pressing.

results are rarely dull - since June 7th, Salzburg has won games 6-0, 5-1, 7-2 and 5-2.

Im credits: AP