Thursday, November 13, 2008

Karel Brückner makes big changes for friendly

Karel Brückner has announced his squad list for the Turkey match with a number of surprises. With Werder Bremen's Martin Harnik injured, he also passed on Rapid Wien's striking tandem of Stefan Maierhofer Erwin Hoffer and called up Rubin Okotie from Austria Wein to go along with Marko Arnautovic and Marc Janko. The squad list is as follows:

Goalkeeper: Michael Gspurning (AO Xanthi), Alexander Manninger (Juventus)

Defenders: György Garics (Atalanta Bergamo), Andeas Ibertsberger (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim), Emanuel Pogatetz (Middlesbrough), Sebastian Prödl (Werder Bremen), Joachim Standfest (Austria Wien), Martin Stranzl (Spartak Moscow)

Midfield: Rene Aufhauser (Red Bull Salzburg), Christian Fuchs (VfL Bochum), Andreas Hölzl (SK Sturm Graz), Andreas Ivanschitz (Panathinaikos), Christoph Leitgeb (Red Bull Salzburg); Jürgen Säumel (Torino), Paul Scharner (Wigan Athletic)

Striker: Marko Arnautovic (Twente Enschede), Marc Janko (Red Bull Salzburg), Rubin Okotie (FK Austria Wien)