Frankfurt’s successful coach Dino Toppmöller (left) with “Super Mario” Götze.
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Frankfurt is playing its best Bundesliga season since 1995
Eintracht is playing its best Bundesliga season at this point since the three-point rule was introduced in 1995. Only in 1993/94 (29 points) – then under the management of Dino Toppmöller’s father Klaus – and 1973/74 (24) were the Hessians better .
The 44-year-old has managed to make the squad much broader than in the past by adding a number of young players. However, Toppmöller emphasized:
The most important thing is that the framework around it works.
Eintracht coach Dino Toppmöller
And the person who watched on Thursday in a thermal jacket plays a key role: Mario Götze, who didn’t play a minute in the European Cup game.
Frankfurt’s goalscorer Mario Götze after Eintracht’s 1-0 home win against Werder Bremen in a sportstudio interview with Boris Büchler.November 23, 2024 | 3:38 minutes
Highest popularity for “Super Mario”
From dribbler to ball distributor
Thanks to a goal from Mario Götze, Eintracht Frankfurt secured a 1-0 home win against Werder Bremen. The Hessians are now in second place in the Bundesliga table.November 25, 2024 | 10:59 minutes
The tricky drifter has become a diligent ball distributor who can find his way anywhere in midfield. In Heidenheim he will probably play on the half-right again. Younger people in particular don’t want to miss out on this high-quality technician.
The 32-year-old world champion gives the younger ones support
“Mario gives us a lot of support. He’s a very funny, but a very mature player,” says right-back Nnamdi Collins, one of the young wild ones at 20. If he doesn’t know where to put the ball, it’s in good hands with Götze. The veteran rarely loses a ball, but still prefers to play forward rather than back – against Bremen, the winning goalscorer managed 23 passes into the final third.
I feel like the grandpa here.
Götze said afterwards, even though keeper and captain Kevin Trapp is older at 34 years old. Identifying figure Timothy Chandler is also 34. Just like the two of them, Götze feels extremely comfortable in the club and the city. He sometimes strolls over the Römerberg with his wife and children to enjoy the atmosphere. “What I have experienced here over the last two and a half years is a very beautiful story.”
After the stopover in Eindhoven in the Hesse state capital, making another attempt in the Bundesliga was the right decision. Götze is only cautious when it comes to his goals for the season.
It’s fun, the results are right, which is important. But it’s always a challenge to keep it going all year round.
Mario Götze
Who would know this better than the man who has been through so many ups and downs.
Source: Reuters
