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In terms of sport, things couldn’t be going better for Maximilian Wöber at the moment. The 25-year-old feels comfortable in the German Bundesliga at Borussia Mönchengladbach. In the national team, team boss Ralf Rangnick converted him to left full-back. “It’s a change, but it won’t work out for me as a left central defender,” said Wöber with a sideways glance at team captain David Alaba. The direction for Tuesday’s game is clear despite Sweden’s 5-0 victory over Estonia. “We don’t have to hide from anyone and we know that we can win if we can bring a lot of energy, speed, vertical play and pressing onto the pitch.”
Wöber tries very hard to find the right words for his Mönchengladbach teammate Stefan Lainer, who is suffering from cancer. And he finds them too. “We hear that the therapy is working very well. He is an incredible fighter. We are all behind him,” says Wöber. This means that Lainer can always complete a separate, restricted training program between therapies.
Another ÖFB international, Heinz Lindner, was recently diagnosed with testicular cancer. These diagnoses caused Wöber to ponder. “Of course you worry. You start to ask: Is everything healthy for me, will I stay healthy, can you live even healthier than we athletes? Nevertheless – as in life in general – you shouldn’t let it drive you crazy.”
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