“I usually don’t. But in the sunlight it’s better than an ice bath in the locker room.” Jackson Irvine (29) explains how he cools down in the hotel pool after his training session.
He had completed almost all of this with the team. The slow approach was almost over on the fourth day of training. So everyday life has it back. The special holiday after the World Cup is over.
Relegation battle with St. Pauli in place of Messi’s football with Australia.
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The international had a successful moment in Qatar. “The moments on the pitch were incredible. I’m really proud of the performance at this level. We wanted to make history.” We succeeded. “Australia had a total of two World Cup victories. We caught two during a tournament. It’s a special memory for us players.”
This also includes the end of the round of 16 against the eventual world champion Argentina (1:2) with world footballer Lionel Messi (35). “It was a special moment to be on the pitch with him.”
But that didn’t count for 90 minutes. “At that moment you have to look at it as a normal game. He IS my hero,” reveals Irvine. “But if you think about it too much, he takes you off the course you want to play.”
And how were the direct duels? “It’s only after the final whistle that you realize you’re playing into his game. All the time you do whatever he wants.
Now it’s up to Irvine in the gray everyday life to stay in the league. Exchange is not a problem. “It’s not difficult. The quality of the players here is also high. Obviously it’s a different feeling. But I know, four years ago, after the World Cup in Russia, it was the same.”
Irvine still sees his future at Millerntor. He just renewed his contract. “I was really content and happy with my career. But nowhere have I felt more at home than here. And I’m playing the best football of my career right now.”
St. Pauli should also benefit from this in the relegation fight. Irvine: “I hope to use him to lead the club to success on the field for years to come.”
