Dino Toppmöller
Eintracht FrankfurtThomas Letsch
Bochum
Meeting Highlights…ABOUT MATCH
First and foremost, I expect a good reaction to the weak performance in Cologne, a bit of compensation. We want to show that we absolutely want to win and have to take the audience with us right from the start. It's a home game, we have an impressive record at home - we want to build on that. We have a fortress at Deutsche Bank Park with our fans behind us.
…BOCHUM
Bochum has a lot of high ball wins and a high level of man-orientation in pressing. It will be a very intense game for both teams. I expect a high level of startup and activity. They play straight forward and keep it simple, but they do it very well in terms of simplicity.
…TEAM CONDITION
You have to differentiate a bit here. We played a bad game against Cologne and generally didn't play offensively in the last few games as we would like. That annoys us, that's not what we want, we have to find solutions for it. But I'm far from saying that things are going badly. Of the last five games, we won three, drew one and lost one. Criticism of the performance in Cologne is not a problem at all, we accept it and we have to face it. But we have created a very good basis for a successful second half of the season. We are very annoyed that we missed an opportunity in Cologne to further improve the initial situation. We want to seize the next opportunity on Saturday with everything we have and do better in all respects.
Dino Toppmöller
Manager on Eintracht Frankfurt…ABOUT MATCH
First and foremost, I expect a good reaction to the weak performance in Cologne, a bit of compensation. We want to show that we absolutely want to win and have to take the audience with us right from the start. It's a home game, we have an impressive record at home - we want to build on that. We have a fortress at Deutsche Bank Park with our fans behind us.
…BOCHUM
Bochum has a lot of high ball wins and a high level of man-orientation in pressing. It will be a very intense game for both teams. I expect a high level of startup and activity. They play straight forward and keep it simple, but they do it very well in terms of simplicity.
…TEAM CONDITION
You have to differentiate a bit here. We played a bad game against Cologne and generally didn't play offensively in the last few games as we would like. That annoys us, that's not what we want, we have to find solutions for it. But I'm far from saying that things are going badly. Of the last five games, we won three, drew one and lost one. Criticism of the performance in Cologne is not a problem at all, we accept it and we have to face it. But we have created a very good basis for a successful second half of the season. We are very annoyed that we missed an opportunity in Cologne to further improve the initial situation. We want to seize the next opportunity on Saturday with everything we have and do better in all respects.
Thomas Letsch
Manager on Bochum…INJURIES
Michael Esser and Mohammed Tolba are still out. All other players are available. We have a large squad and, thank God, we have few injuries. It is logical that there will be disappointments. But that is also part of professional football. I've always done well by speaking honestly to the players.
…FRANKFURT
Of course we won’t give up on our football in Frankfurt either. No game is comparable one-to-one. Frankfurt is a team that tries to play from the back. They have a lot of ball possession, even in their own half, and are looking for playful solutions. Frankfurt has a lot of quality in all parts of the team. The returnees from the Africa Cup and the very strong newcomers make the team even better. They come from playful approaches. Our approach will be slightly different than against Augsburg.
…MOOD
The team has a lot of courage and is convinced of the path we are taking. We are spoiled for defence choices. But I prefer that so much more than the other way around. Everyone did their job, we can rely on everyone. The likelihood of two central defenders playing is high.