Sax: “I think our game is very good”

Max Sax, most recently the striker in the 4-4-2 system alongside Edomwonyi, feels good in the offensive game of Christian Ilzer. The 26-year-old recognizes a clear game idea and a steady development of the team. He is flexible, finds the training “intense and with high quality”, sees the best conditions for a good season and thinks is now up to the team.

The interaction between the coaching team around head coach Christian Ilzer and the team is great, this is what the players signal on and off the pitch: “The coaches give us a clear game idea - we now play forward clearer, better and faster. I think our game is really good. Now it's up to us, there are no excuses,” says Max Sax.

A steady way up

The flexible offensive player scored an amazing goal in the 2-1 win against Banik Ostrava (click here for the video), played in the attack, a role that was unusual for the 26-year-old at first: “I've played up front before as a rookie and for the Admira Juniors. After that, I was a winger in the 4-3-3. I actually like to play all offensive positions,” explains Sax, who was already able to show his abilities as the playmaker in the preparation.

The daily routine in ‘Favoriten’ agrees with him: “We’re on a good path, we can see a steady upward trend, we are getting better and better. I am convinced that we will be fully present in the Cup and in the first championship game.”

It finally begins again

On Friday at 7pm Austria Wien welcomes the Queens Park Rangers in the Generali-Arena as part of the big season kick-off (click here for more information), on Saturday at 5pm the ‘Violets’ have their last test match in Gaflenz. A week later, the new season begins with the first round of the Cup against Köttmannsdorf (Saturday, 20.7., 5:30pm), on July 27^th, Austria Wien aims for an optimal Bundesliga start in Tyrol. On August 8^th, the ‘Violets’ join the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.

The battle for places in the starting eleven is coming to an end, but some players will miss the start of the season. Alon Turgeman is injured and only trains individually on the pitch, Christoph Monschein is not yet ready to play a match. Sax is also missing for the kick-off in Köttmannsdorf and Tyrol. “We have a lot of good strikers - that's the way it should be, that's good for the team,” says the 26-year-old.

Ausgabe KW 29/2019

Erstellt am 18.07.2019

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UNIQA ÖFB Cup
1. Runde, 20.07.2019, 17:30, ASKÖ Köttmannsdorf - FK Austria Wien

UEFA Europa League Q3-Auslosung
22.07.2019

Bundesliga
1.Runde, 27.07.2019, 17:00, WSG Wattens - FK Austria Wien
2.Runde, 03.08.2019, 17:00, FK Austria Wien - LASK
3.Runde, 11.08.2019, 17:00, SV Mattersburg- FK Austria Wien

UEFA Europa League
Q3, Hinspiel, 08.08.2019
Q3, Rückspiel, 15.08.2019

2.Liga
1.Runde, 26.07.2019, 19:10, Young Violets Austria Wien - SV Horn
2.Runde, 02.08.2019, 19:10, SKU Ertl Glas Amstetten - Young Violets Austria Wien
3.Runde, 09.08.2019, 19:10, Young Violets Austria Wien - SC Austria Lustenau