Oliver Glasner is counting on something countable with Eintracht Frankfurt in the opening game of the 60th season in the Bundesliga against record champions FC Bayern Munich.
"I think Bayern will be in the lead again throughout the season because they have a really great team. But we're not raising the white flag, we'll do everything we can to start the season with a home win. In a It's always possible to win a game, against any team in the world," said the coach of the Europa League winners.
Before the game on August 5 (8:30 p.m./Sat.1 and DAZN), Glasner is still pondering the best tactics. "It would be a consideration to condense the center even more. It's not all final yet. We'll sit down with the analysts, let our heads smoke - and white smoke will rise on Friday," said the 47-year-old Austrian.
The entire team is looking forward to the start, which will be broadcast in around 200 countries. "The whole world is watching. We want to do justice to that, but it's primarily about our own performance," said Glasner and announced: "We want to keep Bayern busy and get them going."
Glasner: Mané is good for the Bundesliga
According to Glasner, Sadio Mané's move from Liverpool FC to Bayern Munich is good for the entire Bundesliga. "He's been playing at the top level for many years. The fact that it's now possible for a German club to pry a player away from Liverpool FC shows that the Bundesliga is still very attractive," said Glasner.
Glasner knows Mané, who was recently voted "Africa's Footballer of the Year", from his time as assistant coach at RB Salzburg. "When I met him ten years ago, he was still a very young lad who had just been relegated from the second to the third division in France. He was already very talented, self-confident and ambitious and he always had a clear idea. That It was not foreseeable that he would start such a world career," said the 47-year-old.
After spending time together in Salzburg (2012-2014), Mané switched to the English Premier League. First to Southampton FC, then to Jürgen Klopp in Liverpool in 2016. At FC Bayern, the 30-year-old Senegalese should now compensate for the departure of top scorer Robert Lewandowski. "I'm really happy that Sadio is in the Bundesliga," said Glasner.
