Eintracht Frankfurt feels prepared for the final spurt in the Bundesliga. Against Union Berlin, coach Dino Toppmöller could give frequent player Omar Marmoush a break. His potential replacement has already attracted attention in training.
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The complete Eintracht press conference before the game against Union
Eintracht Frankfurt is back from the international break. The Hessians have been preparing for the final spurt in the Bundesliga since Tuesday, and little by little the numerous national players are also arriving back in Frankfurt. The last, Omar Marmoush, landed at the local airport on Thursday afternoon.
Ekitiké is useful in training
The Egyptian is set for the Hessians this season. However, the summer newcomer could get a break in the sold-out home game against Union Berlin on Saturday (3:30 p.m.). “We’ll have to wait and see how Omar comes back and have another conversation with him,” coach Dino Toppmöller announced at the press conference on Thursday, adding meaningfully that the striker has already played a lot of games, not just at Eintracht , but now also two almost complete ones with the national team.
Everything indicates that Marmoush will be on the bench on Saturday as an exception. It’s fitting that Toppmöller didn’t miss a chance to speak strongly to Hugo Ekitiké, who usually sits on the same bench. “You can tell that he’s on a different level. He offered a lot this week and is a candidate for the starting eleven,” said the coach about the Frenchman, who ended his commitment in Hesse in the winter with a considerable lack of fitness had begun. Toppmöller did not comment on the fact that there have recently been contradictory statements about the “why”. He would rather look forward now.
Favorite without any ifs and buts
“You can feel joy at the final spurt in the Bundesliga. We want to show from the start that we are all up for the phase that is now coming,” said Toppmöller, who is fighting for a European Cup place with Eintracht. It is also important that the Hessians get off to a good start in the decisive phase of the season because the home game against Union is one of the games in which a win seems possible. With Leipzig, Leverkusen, Stuttgart and Bayern, there are also completely different calibers waiting for the SGE.
But Toppmöller doesn’t want to underestimate the Iron Men from Berlin either. “Union is a team that was far below its potential in the first half of the season. But they have stabilized under the new coach,” said the 43-year-old. Against Berlin, Eintracht will have to do without the suspended Aurelio Buta and probably also Hugo Larsson, who continues to have problems with his thigh. However, Toppmöller does not want to use the failures as an excuse, nor does the Frankfurt slipping turf, which recently caused problems for the German national team. “We are the favorites and want to show that from the first minute,” he announced.
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