Before the top game in Breisgau, Eintracht Frankfurt is self-critical. Oliver Glasner and Markus Krösche still see room for improvement.
Frankfurt – The review of the 3-0 success of Eintracht Frankfurt against Schalke is still shaping the prospect of next Wednesday’s game (January 25, 8:30 p.m.) in Freiburg. Ultimately, the 3-0 concealed a course of the game that was for Eintracht with post luck and the outstanding Kevin Trapp and Jesper Lindström could have been much more uncomfortable. That Rafael Borré is there when you need him and Aurelio Buta’s successful debut are among the positive events of the day.
To stay on track in the league, Coach Oliver Glasner So reason enough, with a view to the duel of second against fourth, to make his team responsible for an increase in performance. “I’m relieved about the good start, but it wasn’t deserved at this altitude. We didn’t show our best performance,” admitted Glasner after the game against Schalke and also the sporting director Markus Krösche knows: “We still have a lot of work ahead of us.”
SC Freiburg before the duel with Eintracht Frankfurt: Second touchstone within a few days
On the other hand, the start of the second half of the season was much more uncomfortable for the people from Breisgau. SC Freiburg earned its surprisingly good position in the Bundesliga primarily through strength at home and a solid defense around captain Christian Günter and world champion Mathias Ginter.
They lost the title of “second strongest defense in the league” on Saturday in a 6-0 defeat against a reinvigorated Wolfsburg team. The game against Eintracht will be the second big touchstone at the start of the second half of the season, in order to get back on track and assert oneself in the top group. A claim that SC coach Christian Streich knows how to assess realistically: “I said the whole time, make sure you all keep the ball flat,” said the 57-year-old Sky. “We have to know where we come from. Everything went so well for us, we didn’t lose many tight games or we still won them. Who was behind us, that was complete madness.”
Eintracht Frankfurt in the second half of the season – Demanding weeks right at the start
The entitlement at Eintracht Frankfurt is different after the promising first half of the season. In order to be able to underpin this, Eintracht will be able to prove itself several times over the next few weeks. Be it in the league against Freiburg or on Saturday (January 28) at FC Bayern, who are currently being chased by Eintracht, at least on paper. But the potentially uncomfortable cup derby against Darmstadt and the Champions League games against Naples can also be won more with consistency than luck with the post and the individual skills of a few individuals.
Oliver Glasner made the appropriate remark before the game against Schalke: “If we push ourselves to the limit, we have a good chance of winning games. I want to see the football that made us successful last year.” (nki)
The required team spirit was proven again in the game against Schalke, where alongside established players, Aurelio Buta and Rafael Borré the difference at the end of the game made. (which)
