Helge Payer: at our top five

Mr. PAYER, was the appointment to the "Prince of Wales" something like a knight for her? Nowadays, many goalkeepers do not get such nicknames.

It was really a knight for me. Especially because of an episode years later. I was a torque trainer for four years in ÖFB offspring. About three years ago, we played with the U 19 in Wales when I look at me very carefully in the elevator of the team hotel and then get rid of: "You are the f... ing goalkeeper, Who Saved Three One-ones Against me!". Was the Craig Bellamy, who was the same hotel with the walesis. We had a lot of fun together and are still in contact today. So the game is not only remembered to me. But if the Hans Krankl has fallen out on the field, it really could not have been so bad.

Nor after he had announced after the "Irreregular" Northern Ireland Party, "Mia Schlog'n Wales Zwamoi." Which of the two Wales games was her better?

The 1: 0 at home. It was out there, I believe, three Super Saves, at home four days later five or six. These were really two career highlights for me, I like to remember back. But I was absolutely in the flow. Just like the FAC _ (laughs) _.

At that time two legionnaires were in the starting eleven, today Franco Foda has 16 players from the top five-leagues in bid, Wales. Why do the Welsh still remain an unpleasant opponent?

The Welshes are a team that is difficult to record due to their compactness. Especially at home, they leave little, not for nothing they are unbeaten and have won many games with 1: 0, most recently played in the World Cup qualification against Belgium 1: 1. Most players are already playing with good clubs and with Bale and Ramsey they have two outstanding players like then Giggs and Bellamy. So I think Wales has also developed further and you have to make tactically a lot right to win there.

Let's get to your core competence, we talk about the goalkeeping question.

It is always talked about it, but we have a goalkeeper problem? I can not remember that in recent years a Tormann had lost a game. Well, we have no goalkeeper now, which is over seven, eight years the number 1. It may not be any absolute world class, but which countries do they have? Germany, Italy, a few more. But the rest has like us normal goalkeepers.

So it does not matter if Bachmann or Lindner plays?

Not only at Bachmann and Lindner. With our top five goalkeepers, I can dice whom I set up. Bachmann currently does not play Watford, but did he have come to debt in the team? Lindner is doing well in Basel, Pentz is outstanding in Austria, Fraisl is very good at Schalke.

And the matchpraxis that we always demand media from a goalkeeper is overvalued?

Matchpraxis is the same head! The best example is Robert Almer, who has felt for two years with his clubs not played, the media made all of them with it, but he still brought his performance in the team. Or manuel new. In front of the 2018 World Cup, after his injury may be denied two games. Now you can say that maybe that was not his best tournament, but that was certainly not missing matchpraxis. There is too much pure in this topic. A goalkeeper does not do that. He turns to the gate and wants to hold everything. But today it is much more mindset and personality development than before. The mental aspect is therefore much more important to achieve the ideal performance status on day x.

They have addressed that Austria has no regularkeeper today, who is the number one in the team as before Concilia, cone or welfare for years. Do you have an explanation for this?

I believe that is strongly related to today's media. If you make a mistake today, you will be twisted for weeks on YouTube or Facebook. In the past, the goalkeepers have also made mistakes, but it has not been so much talked about it. Since you have seen the mistake once in the football broadcast in the ORF. Now there are constantly discussions that also affect trainers and environment.

If we look into our Bundesliga, see a modern goalkeeper who could shape the next few years? The already called Sweeper-Keeper Pentz maybe?

Oh, there has been aware of my comments! In Austria, Pentz is very outstanding footballery. Also Niklas Hedl has made that phenomenally so far, was very quiet and clarified in his previous games. Nevertheless, you should not push him up early and see him in the race for a place in the national team. Leitner and Radlinger also play a good season. But as a goalkeeper you have to leave a lasting impression.

With us, without wanting to want to want to value, every Tormanntrainer was more likely to be his thing. That can be good or less good.

Helge Payer about goalkeeper training in Austria

The footballer aspect at the goalkeeper is becoming increasingly important, is it enough to be "only" a good goalkeeper?

I believe in this topic you have to empty a few drawers. I find, if you are required by a goalkeeper that he participates in the setup game, one can no longer judge him in this area than goalkeepers, but must see him like the eleventh field player. Each field player makes bad passes in a game. Even the best come only to a fit of 85 percent, except he is called Toni Kroos, then it's 95. So you can make a goalkeeper, who makes a bad pass, not ask him as a goalkeeper mistake. In my opinion, a paradigm shift must take place.

The ÖFB has recently admitted to catch-up requirements in goalkeeper training and will pay more attention in the future. Are we haying behind?

That would be generalized. I condemn that the ÖFB as Switzerland takes as a role model. Patrick Foletti has done a very good job and passed on his knowledge, introduced certain guidelines for goalkeeper training, which is why Switzerland has so many good goalkeepers today. With us, without wanting to want to want this, every Tormanntrainer was more likely to be his thing. That can be good or less good. If there is now a minimum requirement, that is certainly welcome.

As a co-commentator at the ORF, they are no longer valued for their goalkeeper expertise, but often bring the boss commentator to amazement with their detail-know? Where do you get this info?

From my network. In the course of my many years in football, I met many specialists and experts. For example, in my work for Dazn, where there are specialists for all leagues. Of course, if I comment on a game of Barcelona or PSG, I call the Spain or France experts and inform me. I would like to add value to the viewers as a ORF expert and not blabla. Also those who may not be so football affinity. That's why I prepare for a game eight to ten hours.

Final question: Would you transfer your title "Prince of Wales" if we get up to the play-off final by outstanding goalkeeper performance?

At any time! I am pleased about every good goalkeeper and whoever plays in Wales too, he likes to hold five elples and put me in the shadows. It's not about me, but about the current generation. I do not want to be measured by what I have done, but what I do today and tomorrow. We are finally there to pass on!