Dino Toppmöller
Eintracht FrankfurtBo Henriksen
Mainz 05
Meeting Highlights…ON MATCH
We finally concluded it on Tuesday with a video. We played an away game under difficult conditions and dealt with it well. Our defensive structure was no longer good and we didn't have enough activity. We feel well prepared for Friday. We still got out of the winter break in good shape. Four points from two games. We have to convert the energy into anger and bring that to the pitch on Friday.
…MAINZ
They have a lot of quality going forward. We have to control Mainz's switching. We need aggressiveness in pressing and a high level of focus, so I'm in good spirits. We have to prepare ourselves for an unpleasant opponent. We are looking forward to the evening game and to experiencing the great atmosphere here. We see ourselves as favorites and want to prevail.
…INJURIES
In terms of personnel, things are looking very good against Mainz. In addition to Sasa Kalajdzic, who is ready for a full game, SGE captain Sebastian Rode is also ready for more playing time. It won't be enough for a starting eleven.
Dino Toppmöller
Manager on Eintracht Frankfurt…ON MATCH
We finally concluded it on Tuesday with a video. We played an away game under difficult conditions and dealt with it well. Our defensive structure was no longer good and we didn't have enough activity. We feel well prepared for Friday. We still got out of the winter break in good shape. Four points from two games. We have to convert the energy into anger and bring that to the pitch on Friday.
…MAINZ
They have a lot of quality going forward. We have to control Mainz's switching. We need aggressiveness in pressing and a high level of focus, so I'm in good spirits. We have to prepare ourselves for an unpleasant opponent. We are looking forward to the evening game and to experiencing the great atmosphere here. We see ourselves as favorites and want to prevail.
…INJURIES
In terms of personnel, things are looking very good against Mainz. In addition to Sasa Kalajdzic, who is ready for a full game, SGE captain Sebastian Rode is also ready for more playing time. It won't be enough for a starting eleven.
Bo Henriksen
Manager on Mainz 05…WINNING MENTALITY
It's now about us making a big leap again. But that only happens through victories. We have the opportunity to do that at Eintracht, everything is close together and we still have the entire second half of the season ahead of us. We're doing everything we can together to get out of there. Giving up is never an option at Mainz 05.
…E. FRANKFURT
They are very flexible in building up their game, primarily with the aim of creating superior numbers on the wing and thus getting into depth. In general, Frankfurt is a team that values dictating the game with the ball. Keeping Eintracht away from their own goal and getting them into trouble by aggressively running forward offers an opportunity to combat this. The Darmstadt team showed this behavior when they scored. These are things we take on ourselves.
…SCORING A GOAL
Your own attacking game should develop based on your approach against the ball. Against Wolfsburg, but also in the games before the winter break, the 05 attack lacked the final consistency, precision, positioning or composure in the final third of the attack or in front of the opponent's goal in order to score more often and achieve victories instead of draws. These are things that you can work on with the boys. We want to give them confidence in their respective positions and then create opportunities to score a goal.