“The respect we have for them needs to disappear at kick-off”

Frankfurt’s coach gave insights into how he plans to set his team up against Bayern this evening.

Ahead of their Matchday 6 top spiel against Bayern Munich this evening, Eintracht Frankfurt have a bit of soul searching to do after their hefty 5-1 midweek defeat to Atlético Madrid. 

The Hessen club’s head coach Dino Toppmöller was ready to move forward and briefly discussed how he will approach the game against the reigning Bundesliga champions. 

“The respect we have for them [Bayern] needs to disappear at kick-off. We need to make them feel that they have to respect us,” he said during his Friday afternoon press conference. 

“We know that we’re facing a team with incredible quality. But it’s up to us to battle hard and to play well. If we do that, we’ll see what we get out of it at the end.

“I expect us to go into the game with the attitude of wanting to show everyone what we can do and to win this match. That’s what I want to see.

“It’s about commitment and power, and the energy that we want to generate in our stadium,” the 44-year-old added.

When asked about how he plans to deal with Bayern’s talisman Harry Kane, Toppmöller stated that there are more than one threats in the Bavarian ranks. 

“It doesn’t make a lot of sense to just focus on one player. Bayern have top-quality players in every position. Kimmich, Olise, Gnabry and Díaz, for example, are all in fine form.

“We’ll have to defend against Kane as a team and be smart in our positioning in the penalty area because he’s smart.

“They have a good game plan and the way they’ve dominated every opponent this season, including Chelsea, has been impressive,” he said.