How long will Luka Jovic stay calm?

No sooner had the final whistle sounded than Luka Jovic took her legs in his hand and hurried towards the cabin.

A smile? Was not recognizable. Joy about Eintracht Frankfurt’s 2-0 win? Looks a little different.

The 23-year-old also had to wait 70 minutes for his game against 1. FC Köln, coach Adi Hütter continues to rely on two playmakers behind top striker André Silva.

The Portuguese is currently playing the season of his life, against the occasionally overwhelmed Rhinelander for the 18th time. (SERVICE: The table of the Bundesliga)

Silva doesn’t give Hütter the opportunity to give him a break. The 25-year-old is in second place behind Robert Lewandowski in the top scorer list. He also works hard for the team and does not allow himself to be disturbed by missed opportunities.

Eintracht coach can understand the anger of substitutes

Since Daichi Kamada and Amin Younes also act strongly and thus put Silva in the limelight, Jovic has to be patient. But how long will Real Madrid’s loan remain quiet?

Against Cologne, Jovic was on the ball 14 times in 20 minutes, he distributed a few balls, but did not get into the dangerous zone. The opposing defensive lines take him hard, he has hardly any room for his actions on the field.

Every coach knows about Jovic’s qualities, who still scored three goals in six appearances. Nevertheless, the bill currently shows a portion of frustration. (SERVICE: Results of the Bundesliga)

“I can empathize with every player. The players train superbly all week, the level of training is very high. But one person’s joy is another’s pain,” said Hütter when asked by SPORT1.

The coach now has to keep the substitutes happy: “Of course Luka is not entirely happy because he would have liked to have played longer. I can accept that.”

Coach legend gives Jovic little hope

Coach legend Dragoslav Stepanovic, who is still looking closely at Eintracht and keeping an eye on Jovic, provides SPORT1 firmly: “Hütter has formed a team again and found a system that works wonderfully. Luka Jovic has to hope that Hütter will have to change at some point and play with two tips.”

But Stepanovic urged patience: “As long as Silva scores, I don’t think Hütter will change the system and let him play with two tips.”

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After his rocket start with two goals against Schalke 04, Jovic may have seen himself a little further. But the arrears have not yet been made up, the time at Real has left its marks both physically and certainly mentally.

“It’s obviously not a good time for a player who hasn’t played for so long,” said Stepanovic. But Hütter is in demand as a communicator. The 51-year-old doesn’t get nervous: “Luka will still help us, I’m quite sure of that.”

Possibly at the top game against FC Bayern Munich next Saturday.

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