Just act like in the first leg
However, the Frankfurters will not run into the open knife against the powerful Andalusians. “We’ll put our game on the pitch. Betis will have a lot of the ball again. We want to play forward very quickly from a compact defense,” said Glasner, describing the Hessians’ approach.
And actually, from Frankfurt’s point of view, it’s quite simple, as keeper Kevin Trapp emphasized: “If we do what makes us strong, it’s not that important what the opponent does.” So just what the Hessians brought to the pitch in the first leg. There they pulled the tooth out of the surprise team of the Primera Division, worked compactly on the defensive and switched cleverly. Actually, there were more than the two goals in it.
“We all want to experience it again”
“It was an absolutely top performance that we pulled off in Seville. We need that on Thursday too,” summarized Glasner, who can probably fall back on Jesper Lindström, Sebastian Rode and Danny da Costa. But there was rarely a lack of motivation and the right attitude in the Europa League at Hessen.
Many of the team still know what it’s like to play knockout round games in the city forest in front of fans – and what the atmosphere is like in the arena. “We still know from 2019 how great and beautiful it all is and we all want to experience it again,” reported Trapp. And that’s why it shouldn’t be over in the round of sixteen.
Seville should feel it
“This ambition is in the team to achieve the maximum. You can feel that,” Trapp continued. And the guest from Seville should also feel this ambition on Thursday.
Here’s how Eintracht could play against Betis:
Source: HR