“Glasner’s brilliant butterfly”: Press comments on the Frankfurt draw against Tottenham
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Eintracht Frankfurt drew 0-0 with Tottenham Hotspur. The press reviews, national and international, on the Champions League game.
Although Frankfurt missed their second win in the Champions League group stage with the 0-0 draw against Tottenham, the home point against a strong Spurs squad is quite impressive.
While the German press praised Eintracht for a committed performance, the focus was clearly on a frustrating evening in England.
Voices from Germany
sports1: “Eintracht misses a coup against Tottenham” – “Eintracht Frankfurt fights for a point against Tottenham Hotspur. This means that the Hessians keep all their options open in the group” – “Eintracht Frankfurt missed their first Champions League victory in front of their home crowd – and will still be satisfied” – “In the first half, Frankfurt showed some negligence defensively, which is why the guests from London sniffed the opening goal several times. After the change of sides, however, the SBU booked slight advantages”
table football: “Knauff skips: Frankfurt misses success against Tottenham” – “Frankfurt’s Knauff had the lead against Tottenham, but failed shortly after the break. Because Spurs also missed too many chances, the game ended 0-0” – “Oliver Glasner wanted to control the Spurs offensive with Kane, Son and Richarlison, that’s what the Frankfurt coach demanded before the game against Tottenham – that didn’t always work out in the first half.”
FAZ: “Eintracht fights for a draw” – “Eintracht Frankfurt misses its second win in the Champions League against Tottenham, but keeps all chances of reaching the round of 16. The performance against the supposed top favorite gives hope” – “No goals, but a lot of fight, heart and passion ” – “It was a game of high intensity and fine combinations. Again and again applause erupted from the ranks when Eintracht combined quickly and tried to crack Hotspur’s stable defence.”
Voices from England
telegraph: “Tottenham frustrated by lack of accuracy, valuable point brings consolation” – “An away point could actually be seen as progress for Tottenham, given the recent defeats. Nevertheless, it was another game full of frustration for Antonio Conte” – “However, fate remains in your own hands in the Champions League”
TheTimes: “Conte’s mixed Spurs are going through frustration in Frankfurt” – “Conte blamed the growing frustration for the lack of efficiency against Frankfurt”
Guardians: “Frustrated visiting team in Germany” – “That wasn’t Tottenham’s best, and it wasn’t Antonio Conte’s best either. The fundamentals were right, the defense held up as well – and so it was at least an improvement after the Derby Disgrace on Saturday” – “Oliver Glasner’s brittle, brilliant butterfly, the Europa League winner who is still adjusting to nights like this, to joys like this”
Voices from Spain
Mundo Deportivo: “Tottenham fail to capitalize on Sporting’s defeat” – “The Conte-Elf were held to a goalless draw against Frankfurt” – “The game was very intense and hard-fought, but both teams failed to hit the bull’s eye” – “Even Harry Kane, who was well contained by the German defence, hardly had a chance to score”
mark: “Fight without goals in Frankfurt” – “But Antonio Conte’s men came to Frankfurt with a lot of vigor and created the first chances of the game” – “Eintracht wanted to step it up, and in the final phase of the first half Knauff’s attempts landed and Kamada in the hands of Lloris” – “Knauff, who had fooled everyone, appeared in the penalty box and shot into the hands of the French goalkeeper, but Lloris saved again!”
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This article was originally published on 90min.com/de as “Glasner’s brilliant butterfly”: Press comments on the Frankfurt draw against Tottenham released.