Dight crowd around the Frankfurt arena. On Monday, the first working day after eight days off in a row, Eintracht coach Adi Hütter was able to welcome a total of 30 professionals – 27 field players and three goalkeepers. Jetro Willems and Yannick Brugger completed individual rehab training. Only one was missing: Simon Falette. The Frenchman, who was recently loaned to the local first division club Fenerbahce in Istanbul, was allowed to stay away from the resumption of practice. His Frankfurt bosses have granted him leave. Time that the 28-year-old defender can also and above all use to look for a new club.
Falette is not the only Eintracht player that Frankfurt managers would like to part with. Overall, the squad, which is inflated with 33 professionals, is far too big – especially since Eintracht has said goodbye to Europe and is no longer dependent on rotating staff week after week. Barkok, Stendera, Durm are considered candidates, but nobody is unsalable, as sporting director Fredi Bobic mentioned.
On Monday there was a lot of activity in and around the specially prepared arena. The German Football League (DFL) had asked for the so-called Media Day – and so the Frankfurt players were diligently photographed, filmed and interviewed on behalf of the DFL before and after training. Sports director Bruno Huebner said, “that the week off was really good for everyone. You can tell the freshness in your head that the new season is now heading and that the players are enjoying football. “The 59-year-old manager claimed:” From the outside, it looked really good. “
After the first acid test against Monaco, they can soon show how good Eintracht really is in Amsterdam. On August 29th, the Hütter team will compete against the record champions of Dutch football from 7 p.m. The 34-time champion Ajax asks Eintracht for a test under floodlights. Again a first-class opponent for Eintracht, who previously had to do with AS Monaco, the new team of the former Eintracht coach Niko Kovac.
And there will also be a third game with an opponent from the elite class. On Monday, those responsible for Eintracht agreed with the Mainz sports director Rouven Schröder and 05 trainer Achim Beierlorzer on a test encounter on Saturday, September 5th. The game in Frankfurt’s Deutsche Bank Park kicks off at half past three in the best Bundesliga time.
By the end of the year it will be the only game of unity against the Rhine-Main neighbors. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the start of the season has been postponed to mid-September. Eintracht coach Hütter does not have to complete the first round match at FSV Mainz 05 between January 8th and 11th next year. Steven Zuber hopes to play an important role in Hutter’s plans. The Swiss, who came to Eintracht Frankfurt two weeks ago from league rivals Hoffenheim, started the new working week with a lot of vigor on Monday: The attacking midfielder celebrated his 29th birthday with his new comrades.
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