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Monschein can’t be too excited about his personal run as the goal getter. On Tuesday after the LASK and before the Mattersburg match the frustration over the disappointing achievements and results of this season is clearly noticeable, to the otherwise very positive “Violet”. ‘Unfortunately, my goals have often not counted for much. The first training days after a defeat are always tough - the mood during the first talks and analyses isn’t really good. The closer the next match comes, the more the anticipation increases for me personally,’ says Monschein, who takes time for a momentous and thoughtful conversation shortly after his nutritious breakfast in the Generali-Arena.
Transforming his diet is one of the keys to his best self, ‘I've changed my way of life over the past year, and now I'm more attentive to a healthy diet and physical well-being. At the same time, I feel the full confidence of the coaching staff, which I have never had in this form at Austria Wien,’ said the 27-year-old.
Coach Christian Ilzer’s confidence in Monschein has been repaid with ten goals. ‘If I look at the photos of the ten goals, I would say that the first goal against Mattersburg was perhaps the most important and the best. There I defeated the goalkeeper with a lob (Note: QR code to the video below). This was not easy and paved the way for our first win of the season and my first hat-trick,’ says the striker, who still remembers the 5-1 in Mattersburg.
‘Of course, I still think about this - it gives me extra motivation. I am hoping for a similar game this time around. I think Mattersburg has been warned. We need to patiently make our game and be mindful of their physical presence – Mattersburg's great strength’.
Physical presence and the unconditional will are characteristics that make Christoph Monschein to who he is and make him stand out from the crowd. ‘After the match I do not want to have to accuse myself of not getting everything out of my body. Each game is a unique chance to give everything for 90 minutes. This unconditional will and my attitude have brought me to where I am now.’
These are qualities that Monschein has developed further on his way. ‘My path has made me the man and footballer that I am today. I have worked hard for a lot of things. I have developed the will to prevail as a 17-year-old at Brunn playing lower level football. It is not always just simple football there, as you sometimes just have to physically assert yourself against adults. Since then I have been giving everything until I reach my goals.’
A goal on his distinctive way is the summoning into the Austrian national team. With his goals and achievements at Austria Wien, Monschein has already made a mark on national team coach Franco Foda’s notes. For the upcoming international games, the "Violet” is on call again. ‘Before I was on call for the first time, the national team was never a goal for me, because it was just not realistic. I was really happy about it and now I am all the more motivated. It would be a dream to be able to say I was once on the Austrian national team when my career is over.’
In the course of the half-hour conversation, Christoph Monschein has an ever-increasing hunger, not for a second breakfast, but - with the closer start of training in mind - for goals. ‘Because scoring goals is just as exciting during training as it is during a game.’
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Ausgabe KW 46/2019 |
Erstellt am 14.11.2019 |
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Bundesliga
15. Runde, 24.11.2019, 14:30, FC Admira – Austria Wien
16. Runde, 30.11.2019, 17:00, Austria Wien – TSV Hartberg
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2. Liga
15. Runde, 22.11.2019, 19:10, Austria Klagenfurt – Young Violets
16. Runde, 29.11.2019, 19:10, Young Violets – Austria Klagenfurt
Frauen-Bundesliga
Winterpause
Frauen-Cup
2. Runde, 17.11.2019, 14:30, SKN St. Pölten – SG Austria Wien/USC Landhaus