FFive goals, the highest win of the season, a team in the flow – and in the middle of it all, someone who has rediscovered the pure joy of football: Filip Kostic. Not only Eintracht coach Adi Hütter was “completely happy because we found good solutions and scored great goals” after the 5: 1 at Arminia Bielefeld. A lot of positive tones could also be heard from the team. Once again, the concentrated offensive department was the showpiece.
André Silva, by far the most successful goal scorer in Frankfurt, scored his season goals number 13 and 14 (25th and 33rd minute) at the spectacle on the Bielefelder Alm. Returning Luka Jovic, who came on as a substitute in the 66th minute, needed nine minutes this time to score his third goal in the third game in the beloved Eintracht dress. And they all benefited in particular from a Kostic in top form. The Serb was involved in three goals as a direct preparer, one he scored himself with an artificial shot from a distance (27th), in the other, which the Armines did themselves, Kostic was the decisive starting point (51th). “I’m happy for him,” said Captain Makoto Hasebe. And the Japanese teased: “Finally Kostic is up for it again.”
The joy about Kostic’s furious alpine lift was entirely on the part of his trainer. The left winger waited a good year for this sweeping moment. Finally another goal, finally old Kostic again. “He discovered his good left foot again, and his assists were also very good.” A week ago, in a 3-1 win against Schalke, there were signs of why Kostic could do a lot better again. It was directly related to the return of his friend Jovic. “The two are buddies,” said Hütter – and repeated his conviction after the peat festival at Arminia. “Filip’s performance improvement has to do with the return of Luka Jovic. They are friends and have always been in contact. “
It’s amazing what soft factors can be decisive in football. But it is also true. Since compatriot Jovic has sniffed the familiar Frankfurt air again, the 28-year-old Kostic has matured to a new old bloom. Kostic with his force, power and dynamism embodies the virtues that have made Eintracht so strong and reliable in the past few weeks. The reward: the jump to a place in the table that is enough for the jump to Europe at the end of the season. Eintracht is sixth and has even left Dortmund, who are again weak, behind. Why? “Because we were always hungry,” said Hütter. “We had the greed and the fun.”
Driven again and again by Amin Younes, who is equipped with a high level of gaming intelligence, the Eintracht Express has now also overrun the Arminia. The Frankfurt game is currently characterized by a high level of culture. The ball circulation is style-defining, and Christian Streich, the coach of the Freiburg sports club, was not wrong when he said in the middle of the week: “Eintracht currently shows the best and most attractive football in the league.”
This is due to the sum of many individual parts. Even the structure from the defense is well thought out and structured. And at the latest when Kostic is played and steams up, it goes in a hurry towards the opposing goal. “We have shown over the past few weeks that we are at a good level in terms of play and that we are bursting with self-confidence,” said Eintracht coach Hütter about the run of his team, which experienced another highlight with a 5-1 win at the Bielefelder Alm. “It was an all-round great afternoon,” said the Austrian football teacher, who gave his team two days off and will not start again on Tuesday to prepare for the home game against the staggering Hertha from Berlin, which is hoping to change coach to do the right thing in their difficult situation for years.
All worries that are completely unknown in Frankfurt. The Eintracht engine runs like clockwork. “When the ball hits the front for us, something always happens,” said Martin Hinteregger. The experienced defender, hardly challenged in Bielefeld, thought it was “fantastic when we can still replace people like Luka Jovic and Sebastian Rode. We have self-confidence and will continue to use our playful quality. When I see what the guys bring onto the pitch, it’s really strong. “
With a reinvigorated Kostic, a lot is possible – and maybe even more. After the biggest win of the season, Younes said, “If we get the maximum it will be difficult to play against us. There are no limits to the top.”
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