THE perfect gift for birthday boy Thomas Broich would be for Brisbane Roar to rediscover the form that earned them three A-League championships in four seasons.

Broich, who turns 34 on Thursday, has admitted the Roar were “rubbish” in the first half of the season, saying the competition break for the Asian Cup was just what the club needed.

Set to make his return after ankle surgery when the Roar host Wellington Phoenix on Monday night at Suncorp Stadium, Broich wants his side’s effort on the training paddock during the break to be replicated with points up for grabs.

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media_camera Luke Brattan and Broich sum up Brisbane on-field frustrations this season.

“We were lucky to get that mini pre-season,” the German playmaker said.

“We certainly made the most of it. It looks really great at training at the moment but training and games, you can’t compare the two, so we have to show exactly that at Suncorp (Stadium).

“We made progress in terms of our structure, in terms of our intensity and I’m looking forward to see what’s going to happen now on Monday.”

Broich hasn’t played since the Roar’s 1-1 draw with Perth Glory on November 29.

Since then the Roar have played six matches, winning two, drawing two and losing two.

Brisbane currently sit in seventh spot on the ladder and are 21 points behind competition leaders Perth Glory.

“It’s been a fantastic season so far, (but) we have not contributed much … it was rubbish,” Broich said in reflecting firstly on the 2014-15 campaign and the Roar’s performance.

“We need to leave that behind now.

“Everybody’s on the same page again. It looks like we’re on the front foot again instead of just dropping back too early.

“We’re trying to pretty much go all out on the attack like we used to. That’s the kind of buzz we need to create and that’s the kind of energy we’re feeding off.”

Brazilian livewire Henrique again did not train and is in extreme doubt for Monday’s clash due to a calf injury.

New signings Jerome Polenz and Luke DeVere trained strongly, with both in contention to be part of the Roar’s squad on Monday.