Mads Frokjaer interview

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00:00Was Tuesday as good as the teams felt, just on the pitch, in total control, or dominant first half really?

00:06Yeah, sort of. I think we had a few games this season where we performed like that.

00:12Like I said, like a few other games earlier on, so it wasn't really...

00:19It didn't feel different to many other games.

00:24I think the main part is we scored early on, so we could somewhat live with ourselves, not scoring on the chances afterwards.

00:33But I think we had played a good handful of games where we really felt we'd been on top.

00:41Tuesday we just capitalised and got the win.

00:45And even in the end, even though they won the ball, they didn't really produce much.

00:49I think it was a good goal.

00:51But apart from that, we stayed in our lines and compact together, worked as a team and didn't really give them anything.

00:58So, all in all, it was good from start to finish.

01:02The main point is when we do that, we need the free points like we did on Tuesday.

01:06How key is it for you to be touching the ball quite regularly?

01:09Because you don't want to be drifting and not having a touch for five minutes.

01:12You're constantly passing and touching it.

01:15Of course, I enjoy being on the ball more than not being on it.

01:19I think as a midfielder, all my life I'm used to getting on the ball all the time.

01:26If you're not on the ball, you sort of feel like a spectator, even though you're in the game.

01:33It means the world that I can actually get on the ball and get a few passes and touches.

01:38We can find each other, which we did really well again.

01:41Hopefully, we just do that every game.

01:44The manager just mentioned maybe looking for the pass before the assist.

01:48Do you have good chats with him about how you can improve yourself?

01:52Is that a good relationship?

01:53Yeah, I think sometimes he thinks I'm a bit too greedy.

01:58That I want the assist and not the hockey assist.

02:03But I think also for some of the players, now Jadon has come in and also Kiss was new in the summer.

02:10Knowing that I really enjoy playing through balls,

02:15so getting the runs in behind either for a shot or for them to cross it,

02:19like against Hull where we scored.

02:23I think we need to get both out of it.

02:27I need to play it for them to get an assist.

02:29Sometimes they need to run to actually get a shot and goal instead of thinking they need the assist.

02:35But yeah, I think we're in a good spot.

02:38Everybody's working hard, running for each other.

02:41The gaffer has loads of things to say to me, so that's part of it.

02:46You mentioned being more pacey.

02:47Is that something you've thought to improve or has it just naturally come?

02:51No, I think I've always been sneaky.

02:54I think people from outside doesn't really rate the speed of my legs.

03:01But I've always been fast and stuff.

03:04I think just now, after a year and a half, this is just the normal speed of the game now for me.

03:10I'm used to everything over here.

03:12Just having that second wind in the second half, still going forward, still running past defenders and not getting tired.

03:19I've enjoyed that part of it this season compared to the first season,

03:24where after one sprint I felt a bit more tired.

03:27It's just being more on top of the game and feeling more sharp.

03:32What are your thoughts on the rest of this season?

03:34Just do as well as you can as a team and then you go into the summer.

03:37Yeah, of course.

03:39You want to do as best as you can as a team and hopefully get as many wins as possible and see where it takes us.

03:47The way we performed this season, as I said, we should have had a few more wins.

03:52I think it wouldn't be unfair to say that if we won the games,

03:58we'd probably at least just be in the front with a few goals or get a goal disallowed for a non-offside.

04:04We'll be near the player spots, if not in the play-off at the minute.

04:10It's just aiming high and going about our business and being consistent,

04:15especially against a team that goes a bit more direct and keep getting wins.

04:20I know you said you don't care, but you've touched on what other people say a few times.

04:24Does it naturally find you on your phone or do you just try and block it out?

04:28No, I don't really look at it, to be fair.

04:31I know where to find it, but I don't really look for it.

04:36It doesn't really show up, like everything else in life.

04:38If you don't want to see it, it's easy to look the other way.

04:41Just away from footy, you've been in England for about a year and a half now.

04:44Do you mind it? Not too keen or do you like it?

04:47No, it's alright. It's a bit grey, but that's just like that, isn't it?

04:54It's all good over here. I enjoy Manchester, I enjoy my life with my missus over here.

04:59It's a good club, a good dressing room, so it's tough to really be too annoyed about anything except the weather.

05:06Have you ventured away from Manchester much?

05:08Yes, we've been trying to go on a few day trips and travel around a few countrysides and stuff like that.

05:18I think for me, playing football abroad is also about the experience and seeing different parts of the world.

05:25Going about and seeing the small villages around is good fun.

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