The mixed results of Eintracht Frankfurt are likely to get to the kidneys of Oliver Glasner. On Holy Saturday he felt provoked twice by journalists. On the Sky microphone, the Upper Austrian disliked the question about ex-world champion Mario Götze after the 3-1 defeat at Bayer Leverkusen, who had seen his fifth yellow card for criticism. “You want to provoke me,” he said. When asked, he only replied: “Happy Easter” – and left.
A few minutes later at the press conference, Glasner then interrupted a journalist who asked him a question about the table situation. “I won’t let myself be provoked today. That was the case with television,” he said. “Easter is a celebration of peace. I wish you all a happy Easter with your families.” Then he got up.
Glasner began his statement with the words that he was “still very relaxed”. Of course, in the 90 minutes before that, on the sidelines, it hadn’t been apparent: the coach scolded, yelled, gesticulated. And when the game was blown, he sat motionless on the bench for a while, staring into space.
The direct duel in Leverkusen on Saturday brought the opposite development of both teams to the extreme. It’s been a full six games since Eintracht seemed to have a comfortable eleven-point lead over Bayer. But while the Hessians have only taken three points without a win since then, Leverkusen have had 16 without a defeat. As a result, the “Werkself” actually overtook Frankfurt and took sixth place, which would entitle them to participate in the Europa League at the end of the season.
