After the weak performance in the 0:1 in Berlin, Adi Hütter expects a significant improvement from his team. Gladbach’s cup record against Bayern, however, looks pretty poor.
The champions of the 70s have faced each other in the cup seven times so far, and the Foals have not won a single match. “That’s actually news to me,” admitted sporting director Max Eberl, “but I remember that we’ve always looked good against Bayern, especially at home, in recent years.”
That was the case, for example, in their last meeting so far on the first matchday of the current season, when Borussia had their opponents on the brink of defeat in a 1-1 draw and started the season with plenty of momentum.
Half-time changes in Berlin did little
Now the conditions are somewhat different after Borussia’s disappointing performance in Berlin on Saturday. With the strong 3:1 against Wolfsburg, the Foals seemed to be on the right track, but the defeat in Berlin is seen as a severe step backwards.
So Hütter will be tinkering a little longer to decide which system and – more importantly – which personnel he will rely on against Bayern. In any case, his half-time changes in Berlin brought no impetus, on the contrary. After the introduction of Florian Neuhaus and Alassane Plea, the line of play was lost more and more as the game wore on.
Toppmöller’s visit to Eintracht
Significant improvement is therefore called for, otherwise there is a threat of a serious defeat against Bayern. “We have to be more concentrated and attentive and offer more going forward,” Hütter knows. “Against Bayern, we have to play the perfect game, otherwise it won’t come off. “
By the way, on Wednesday the Gladbach coach will see an old acquaintance again, who will direct Bayern as the coach in charge on the touchline. Dino Toppmöller got to know Hütter more intensively during his time at Eintracht, “he was in Frankfurt for a job shadowing,” the Gladbach coach tells us. “And most recently he represented Julian Nagelsmann well. So the fact that the actual head coach is not here makes no difference at all to us. “
“At the beginning of the week we put him in an ice box so that he could regenerate better. “
By the way, Gladbach defender Ramy Bensebaini is experiencing an unusual preparation for the Bayern game. In Berlin, Bensebaini had quite surprisingly moved into the starting eleven for Matthias Ginter, who had to miss out due to a cold.
After a long injury break, the defender had celebrated a decent comeback; “at the beginning of the week,” said Hütter with a grin, “we put him in an ice box so he could regenerate better.”
So the Algerian should be fit for Bayern, and international Matthias Ginter will also be back against the record champions. “He has,” said Hütter, “trained fully and is ready for action again. “
