Sax works hard for his comeback in the violet dress

Maximilian Sax, one of many newcomers in the squad and one of currently four long-term injured players, is working on his comeback with Austria Wien. Nevertheless, he found time to talk about his goals, the victory in Salzburg, his injury and the new environment.

"Saxi", as he is lovingly being called by his fellow players, senses that something is emerging at ‘Verteilerkreis’. "You can feel it in the whole team, in the whole club and, of course, among the fans," the 25-year-old summarizes the violet spirit of optimism.

He witnessed the 0-1 in Wolfsberg last Sunday on TV and puts it this way, "It was an unfortunate defeat, but Austria Wien is still on the right path. The team knows how to classify this result correctly."

Sax emphasizes that everyone who saw the game, must have seen that it wasn’t WAC that controlled the game. "If it's like this every time, we'll win 80 percent of the games." You have to take everything positive into the third round of the Bundesliga on Saturday (5 PM).

"That must be Austria Wien’s aspiration"

On that day, champion RB Salzburg awaits and the former ÖFB rookie team player will watch his team on TV again, if his therapy schedule allows it. "I believe that we can win against every club in the league - that must be Austria Wien’s aspiration," says Sax.

The fact that the upcoming opponent starts his eleventh attempt in the UCL group stage against FK Shkendija Tetovo, on Wednesday, Maximilian would see as a "small advantage" for Austria Wien but it is RB Salzburg.

"Because of their squad, you cannot expect a certain amount of fatigue, because they can replace almost every player," says Max about the champion, who is undefeated at home for 29 games (25-4-0 / 70:12).

Max remembers Salzburg's last home defeat

Sax remembers the last home defeat of the champion, as if it were yesterday. It happened on November 27^th 2016 with the 0-1 against Admira. "Monschein stopped the ball, played out two opponents and slammed the ball into the net," Sax recounts.

Sax was also missing because of an injury, back then in the meantime he transitioned from ‘Südstadt’ to ‘Favoriten’ as well as Thomas Ebner. Last season, Austria Wien has equalized against the title favorite in the standings (1-2-1 / 5:6).

What experience has Sax made with the ‘Bulls’ while playing for Admira?

"I have experienced good against almost every opponent, but Salzburg is not one of them. We had bitter defeats against them, that's what stuck the most." He wants to forget about these with the ‘Violets’.

"That's why I wanted to play for Austria Wien, so that I can beat them.” However, he will have to wait for his next chance against Salzburg until mid-November (10./11.) in the Generali-Arena.

Sax who was born and also lives in the ‘Kurstadt’ Baden, has been "generally well accepted" by the violet family, the euphoria, the new beginning with many new and young players is "contagious". You treat each other respectfully and cooperatively.

"Can’t wait to get fit"

"There is no one who brings in any negative spirit. I have a great feeling about the new season and I can’t wait to come back fully recovered," says Sax, who has Monschein, Ebner and others on his side.

"It's nice to come to a new club and have people you already know so well. Many other players are familiar to me from the league, so it is very easy for me to find my place in the team," says the former Admira player, who came via SC Pfaffstätten and the ASV Baden.

For Admira "Saxi" has played a total of 127 competitive games since 2010 (12 goals / 11 assists), of which he played 106 in the Bundesliga. In 2011, he moved up to the Bundesliga with his former club as the champion of the second-league.

"Except for the back four and in the goal, you can place me anywhere"

"The experienced offensive allrounder most recently played a lot as the right winger for Admira, but can be put in the playmaker’s position, striker or on the left. "Except for the back four and in the goal, you can place me anywhere."

That makes him very valuable for head coach Thomas Letsch. Sax’s ambition is great. His goal is a title win in the next four years and European Cup participation. "We'll see how fast that works out," he says about his violet vision.

"We have the aspiration to be in the top three"

"We have the aspiration to be in the top three, that's the short-term goal for this season," he adds. For the time being, however, the immediate future is concentrated on a complete recovery. Max's ordeal began at the end of June after the first two friendly games.

After painkillers stopped helping, they noticed a bone marrow edema on the head of the right fibula. For a week now, he doesn’t need his crutches anymore, as soon as walking is no problem anymore he will start with the muscle buildup. Sax could make his comeback at the end of September if the process is going well enough.

Ausgabe KW 32/2018

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