The Admira Wacker Gazette
Squad14 Sep 2026
Words at Admira Wacker training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Xaver Grillitsch is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Player ratings14 Sep 2026
Nobody could get near Maximilian Lazaro
Successful dribbles: 20. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
The terraces14 Sep 2026
Admira Wacker supporters have found a favourite in Marco Schlager
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 22-year-old it feels ownership of. Marco Schlager has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Match12 Sep 2026
Marco Schlager the difference as Admira Wacker beat Mattersburg
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Marco Schlager. 1‑0 against Mattersburg, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
Player ratings14 Sep 2026
A masterclass from Marco Schlager
Marked 8.16 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Andreas Ilsanker stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Andreas Ilsanker and Admira Wacker agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Andreas Ilsanker in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Admira Wacker this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Gernot Arnautovic named player of the week
One weekend, judged against everybody else's. Gernot Arnautovic has come out on top of it, and for most footballers a weekly award is the only silverware a career ever produces.
Player ratings14 Sep 2026
David Laimer ran the game
Chances created: 5. Not on the scoresheet and not remotely anonymous — a passing performance that pulled a defence apart without leaving a mark on the column that gets read.
In brief
- Market Thomas Weimann placed on the list
- Market The market said no: Martin Lainer stays put