Götze and the magnet in the foot
Et are summer days to enjoy for Eintracht Frankfurt and their fans. The weather is amazing, the memory of the Europa League triumph still acts as a happy hormone, most wishes came true on the transfer market and the first week of training flew by without a single negative message.
Eintracht’s first test match in Nieder-Weisel became a festival in the provinces, the project “Eintracht in der Region”, in which the women’s team and the traditional team are also involved, has become a resounding success, which strengthens the close connection between the club and following even further intensified.
Expectation pressure without need
Maybe let himself team captain Sebastian Rode get carried away from this summer mood to the statement that Eintracht is better than last season. A claim that does not seem too daring after the commitment of the offensive forces Götze, Alario and Kolo Muani, but which increases the pressure of expectations without need.
Especially the praise arias on idol can produce undesirable side effects if the former national player does not know how to use his outstanding skills to the full, as he often did in his last years in the Bundesliga. What his stabilization phase in Eindhoven is worth has yet to be seen in the Bundesliga and in the premier class.
Götze and the magnet in the foot
Excessive demands can jeopardize the success of Götze’s time in Frankfurt. It is not even necessary for the 63-time international and World Cup winner to shine in Frankfurt with spectacular goals and individual performances, as he mainly did in the early years of his career. But there are already colleagues, Kostic, Lindstrøm, Knauff, Kolo Muani, Borré and Alario.
It would do the Eintracht game a lot of good if Götze, with his game intelligence, ball control and passing security, significantly reduced Frankfurt’s ball loss rate, if Götze were the magnet that attracts the ball, holds it and repels it in the right direction at the right moment.
With the former star of Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich, Eintracht not only increases their game culture, but also their glamor factor. Something that could become a problem in the cabin if the glamor is not matched with performance. But who’s going to want to worry about that now? The sun is shining, Eintracht is receiving encouragement, respect and praise from everywhere for its upward development and the team the affection of the fans. The first test is still far. It’s a summer to enjoy.
