GPatience seems to be an essential quality of the new Frankfurt soccer coach Oliver Glasner. After three competitive games with Eintracht, the 46-year-old Austrian has not yet enjoyed a win on the Main. And in the two goals scored so far, an own goal by Dortmund’s Felix Passlack was there. Under Glasner, the Hessians are not yet in good shape.
That was also shown in the unadorned 0-0 at home against FC Augsburg. Nevertheless, the coach classified the goalless duel – Eintracht never played 0-0 in the previous season – as an “absolute step in the right direction”. “We are going home with a very good feeling and are looking ahead to the coming weeks positively,” said Glasner, indicating the direction of the march. Apparently, the Europa League participant wants to get back to his old size on the pitch in small steps.
Keep calm
Glasner presented himself as a positive-thinking person in Frankfurt. As someone who cannot be upset so quickly. The coach also complained that “the goal was missing” in the final accounts, “we might have to be chalked up,” he said. “We’re not really happy with the point. The victory would have been deserved. “
For him, however, “the how is important. And I am very satisfied with the way ”. The football teacher listed the 21: 4 shots on goal and over 60 percent possession of the ball by his team as arguments. “We had three or four very good chances. Compliments to the Augsburg goalkeeper, who was always right, ”said Glasner. Or seen the other way around: The Eintracht professionals often aimed where goalkeeper Rafal Gikiewicz had already taken up line-up. So the Frankfurters made it easy for him. Too often, the Hessians shot past the Augsburg goal in the person of Jesper Lindström or Ajdin Hrustic.
Wanted: goalscorer
We are therefore looking for a goalscorer. Someone like André Silva (28 goals this season and eight assists in Frankfurt in the previous season), who left Frankfurt for Leipzig. And of which the Hessians are now dreaming. Silva and flank donor Filip Kostic “harmonized very well last season. They scored goals in their sleep. ”It felt like Silva“ actually scored in every game, ”said midfielder Djibril Sow on Saturday.
Rafael Borré is far from this spectacular hit rate. Even in the third attempt, the new attacker remained without any sense of success. The scene in the 66th minute is emblematic: Borré missed the ball with his head on a sharp cross from Kostic, before Jesper Lindström slipped past the ball. Big chance missed. Glasner confirmed that the Colombian international Borré had a busy workload.
Only with his final strength it was not the best. This also applied to his team-mates Lindström and Jens Petter Hauge, who, despite good opportunities, did not manage to put the “lucky punch”. Shortly before half-time, the storming Hauge failed at the Augsburg goalkeeper Gikiewicz. “You noticed that everything wasn’t quite right up front and that we have a lot of new and young players who have yet to settle in. It is a learning process that they become more concrete in their actions and that they are not too playful, ”said Sow.
Now the Frankfurters have to be “more consistent” in their game and “get better into the last third”, he demands. For the Swiss national player, who noticed “more movement up front” in the ranks of Eintracht, the glass was “half empty” after the final whistle. When we put in so much effort and then don’t play consistently enough, it’s frustrating. “
New leadership role?
The Swiss international, who nevertheless “saw a lot of positive things for the future”, summed up what was offered in words. Even before that, Sow had convinced with deeds. He was present, captured balls and often distributed them skillfully. With this, the 24-year-old Sow underlined his claim to want to take on a leading role at Eintracht in this round.
From Kostic, Glasner also hopes for more goal danger in the future. “I hope that he will get even more in the final positions in the future.” The coach had switched to a four-man defensive chain because the Frankfurt had wanted to act “more offensively”. However, Kostic did not get a real scoring chance. But it is “completely normal that we have this development phase,” said Glasner and also pointed out that four entries had played in the starting lineup, three of which were in their first year in the Bundesliga. “That takes time,” says the patient Glasner. “I am very relaxed.”
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