Eintracht Frankfurt: Glasner before BVB game in attack mode | hessenschau.de
A lot didn’t go as planned at Eintracht Frankfurt this week. Coach Oliver Glasner doesn’t care about that. He’s still on the offensive before the game against Dortmund.
The situation is not easy. Eintracht coach Oliver Glasner admits that too. The Frankfurters meet Borussia Dortmund on Saturday (6.30 p.m.) and have to reschedule the lineup. The reason: two positive corona tests. This time it caught Jesper Lindström and Danny da Costa. “We’re used to improvising again,” said the Austrian on Thursday. “It’s a bit short-term.”
But that was it. Glasner will not complain before the start of the second half of the season. “We have to deal with it. It is important to me that we don’t keep talking about the players who are not there,” he said. Just to die, to stand up to BVB. Therefore, despite all the problems this week, the following applies: department defending instead of clear defensive.
“Will seek our salvation on the offensive”
And not just in the speech before the game. If Glasner has his way, it will also be gold-plated on the square. “We don’t want to hide behind us. We have to be brave,” he demanded before the game and already announced: “We will seek our salvation on the offensive.”
There are reasons for this attack mode. BVB, so well occupied on the offensive, is not completely stable on the defensive, and several failures in defense have to compensate. Glasner will take advantage of that. “We have to keep Dortmund busy on their defense. They showed before Christmas that they are also vulnerable.”
Rode probably in the starting line-up for Jakic
The Eintracht coach himself only has to solve his own personal puzzle. Sebastian Rode is likely to appear again for Kristijan Jakic, who can only train on Thursday after his positive Corona test from the old year. “We have to see if it is wise to let Kristijan play from the start,” said Glasner. “Sebastian, on the other hand, is in good shape. The break was good for him. Nothing stands in the way of a mission.”
When asked who could replace Lindström, Glasner did not want to look into his cards. When asked what he would like to achieve on Saturday, he was already clearer. “We want to show that we are closer than we were in the first game,” emphasized the Austrian. Since the Hessians lost significantly. That should look different on Saturday.
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