"Shortly before the first World Cup match, it was then said (by Rangnick, editor's note): 'I am staying with the ÖFB'. If you follow this a bit, it's about building his status without delivering the answer on the pitch," said Stankovic.
"To say in advance: 'I am the one who is here for you', but repeatedly talking to other clubs – if I really desperately want to stay with the ÖFB, I wouldn't even listen to the other things. That's what already leaves a bit of a bitter taste in my mouth when I think of the ÖFB."
A "Satisfactory" for Rangnick's tenure
For Hamann, Austria's performance at the major event in the summer was "average at best". "You have to look at how smaller nations like DR Congo or Cape Verde performed – they don't have 15 players playing in the German Bundesliga," said the former Liverpool player.
Stankovic and Hamann would rate Rangnick's tenure so far as "satisfactory".
The national team coach now has the task of initiating a transition at the ÖFB. Hamann: "The question is whether they have enough young players. Affengruber did a great job against Liverpool. But you need three or four such players. A generation like the one they currently have, they might not get again so quickly."
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