The mood after the “duel of the super strikers” between Eintracht Frankfurt and Werder Bremen could not have been more different for Kolo Muani and Füllkrug.
Frankfurt am Main – After the “duel of the super strikers” stylized Game between Eintracht Frankfurt and SV Werder Bremen the mood of the two protagonists could not be more different.
Randal Kolo Muani (24) converts to 2-0 for Eintracht Frankfurt. It was the tenth Bundesliga goal of the current season for the Frenchman. © Arne Dedert/dpa
Because while the Hessian Randal Kolo Muani (24) – the current top scorer in the Bundesliga – scored the decisive goal in the 2-0 (1-0) game and answered the journalists’ questions with satisfaction after the game, Bremen’s national player Niclas Füllkrug (30) sour.
The league’s top scorer went away empty-handed and struggled with his team’s game. Because despite a better rate of duels and more possession of the ball, the Hanseatic League didn’t really have a chance to score.
“We’re in the last third and we’re giving the ball back,” said Füllkrug in an interview with broadcaster Sky. “That always annoys me!”
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The green-whites only showed how it could have worked in injury time, when the 30-year-old finally made a good use of it and put the ball in the hosts’ box, but was just about offside.
On the other hand, Kolo Muani had decided the game with his goal to make it 2-0 in the 52nd minute – an own goal by Marco Friedl (24) had put the Adlerträger ahead in the 8th minute.
Niclas Füllkrug (30, right) had a difficult time against the Eintracht defense, but also struggled with his own team. © Arne Dedert/dpa
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Three points against Werder Bremen – now SBU coach Oliver Glasner has his sights set on the round of 16 in the Champions League. © Arne Dedert/dpa
After the game, the Frenchman thought that SBU had given the right answer to the weak 0:3 in Cologne and rightly praised his team’s good defensive work.
Commenting on being just three points behind leaders Bayern Munich, Kolo Muani said: “We want to keep at it and see what’s possible.”
Eintracht coach Oliver Glasner (48) also praised his striker’s action, which led to the 2-0, but also said: “In some points he still has room for improvement.”
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Then we looked ahead to next Tuesday (February 21, 9 p.m.) when the Frankfurt hosts SSC Naples, the sovereign leaders of the Italian Serie A, in the round of 16 of the Champions League.
According to the Austrian, he already has “an idea on paper” on how to approach the game. “The goal is to leave the pitch as a winner.”