Wiry, playful, simply good. Mario Götze immediately put his stamp on the Eintracht game and earned a lot of praise for his performance after the convincing competitive debut with the Europa League winners from Frankfurt.
“Excellent, Mario kept breaking up, moved really well,” explained head coach Oliver Glasner after the 4-0 cup victory at 1. FC Magdeburg and continued to rave: “That wide-ranging view when the opponent presses and then the solution is ready have, that is the highest art.”
World champion Götze looked great physically, seemed well-trained, in top shape and, above all, had that playful ease on the ball again. The 2014 World Cup goalscorer, who first made his metabolic disorder public in early 2017, appeared mentally completely clear in addition to his fitness – somehow arrived at the unity.
“It was a good decision for me, it feels good, the complete package was just good, it feels right to me,” said the 30-year-old into the “ARD” microphone.
Again in focus against FC Bayern
Now he will be in focus again on Friday (8.30 p.m. / Sat.1 and Sky) at the Bundesliga opener against ex-club FC Bayern Munich. “I’m looking forward to it, my first home game against Bayern, it’s going to be good,” said the former Munich player.
Until then, his team still has to correct some negligence. “We still have a lot of issues, we have to work on the consistency, we allowed too many chances to score”, criticized sporting director Markus Krösche, who saw good approaches against the second division promoted: “We have developed a goal threat, we have footballed out of the be able to release the pressing.”
When it came to transfers, Krösche remained calm. After all, Eintracht still has to fear that winger Filip Kostic will leave. Kostic’s contract expires in the summer of 2023, and an extension is not out of the question. “As long as the transfer window is open, you can never say for sure that this is the team that will still be there on September 2nd, but we assume, I think, that the boys know what they have in us,” said Krösche.