Captain Jax Hundt says he is excited about the challenge ahead of Monday night’s National Trophy home tie against Marjon.
If the UOG Men’s football team win on Monday they have a quick turnaround to Wednesday when the next round is played and Hundt is looking forward to their latest test.
“We are up for it, especially winning the cup last season, going a league above, we can draw teams from Manchester and London,” he said.
“Going into the cup against Marjon we want to win it, they are in our league as well so playing them three times this year is going to be a challenge.”
The team had just been promoted after last seasons success and have found it hard to find their form, “It’s difficult, we have gone back to back promotions, and now in tier one and in the beginning is to win everything that’s our goal”
He expanded on the start of the season for the team where he said, “first game was a good one three nil and then we have lost 4-1 and 2-1. So it’s hard but we are going through it.”
“The team as whole we’ve had some injuries, but we are coming together we are finding our groove in training.”
After their last campaign, the team have been struggling in the higher tier of football and haven’t managed yet to capture the same form they had.
“Last season we won the treble, only lost one game all year, we have lost two this year which already doubled it from last season but I think a lot from last season was us getting stuck in a lot and winning all our individual battles and working for your brothers on the field, we have to prove more this season that we can do that”.
Hundt spoke on his captaincy of the team this season and the effect it has on the teams morale. ” I do have a role in that but also on the field and in the changing room being a voice heard, I have been here for three years now.”
