Madl: Leader, goal scorer and DJ

"I'm ready for the last season quarter, I feel fit and well rested. The two days off have been good for everyone," says the centre-back before the 28^th round. The celebrations for his birthday with a serenade by his teammates in the dressing room are over.

"We are excited for the last nine games"

He celebrated his day of honour in Upper Styria with his family and spent the past weekend with his wife at a spa in Obertauern. "Now we are preparing intensively for Altach. We're all excited for the last nine games. "

The first week of the league break was used for regeneration and for basic training, during the second week the program consisted of the game with and without ball and the task of getting more systematics into the game. "We used the time well, now we are looking forward to play against Altach and give everything again," emphasizes Madl.

During the third home game under head coach Thomas Letsch they want to make three points for the third time. "We want to win all nine games. We're going to the last quarter to get as many points as possible. We have to make three points against Altach. And we are convinced that we can do it," says the 30-year-old.

Self-confidence should not be the problem. "We have the quality and we are playing in front of our own audience against Altach. Therefore, we have to successfully go into the last quarter of the season," says the home comer, who returned from England to our "Violets" during the winter and already fully arrived after four games.

First violet goal after return

Madl, who has played a total of 35 official games for Austria Wien, scored his first and second violet goal only after his return. "I have worked a lot on my finish in the meantime," he says with a wink. The quota is “okay” for a centre-back.

Not only because of his first goals within a short time, had Madl taken an important role in the hierarchy. Attributes like "defensive boss" or "leading player" are only given to you when you perform, the man with the number 30 on his jersey explains before his 213^th league game (11 goals / 12 assists).

In his four games this year, he tried to help the team with commands. "It's important for all players to talk to each other because you can spare each other a lot of paths. I've always talked a lot to my teammates and I hope everyone does the same."

In his first four games Madl has had three partners in the central defence: Alexandar Borkovic, Michael Blauensteiner and Ruan. For various reasons, the back four had to be changed over and over again. Can that be a problem? "It's quite a challenge, I have to be that honest," says the defence chief.

After all, the defence is an important part of the team and if it always interacts, the automatisms work better. "But I think except against Salzburg, we did a pretty good job - no matter who played," says Madl.

Mike is also the new "DJ" in the dressing room

Madl likes the fact that there is a clear line within the team, everyone knows what he has to do. "It works quite well," he says about everyday work. After his return Michael also took on the role of the "DJ" in the dressing room and it is well received.

"I have not received any complaints yet. I think I have a good sense of what players want to hear. I play classics, techno, hip-hop - just about anything," says Madl, who has a lot of fun with his side job. "I try to heat up the guys before the games. That’s my mission!"

Our young goalkeeper Patrick Pentz is also very happy about Madl’s repertoire because he also plays music from the 90s. Soon everyone will be satisfied at the same time because DJ Mike invited the team to a birthday dinner.

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