In the summer, the Olympic Games are announced to be the highlight – also for some of Frankfurter Eintracht’s footballers. But will they even make it into the reduced squad?
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In tandem to Europe
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The mood is great among the Bundesliga footballers from Frankfurter Eintracht. Of course, they only need one win from the remaining two games against Freiburg and Cologne to secure their place in the Champions League qualification again. For the third time in a row. Sounds doable. Most recently, coach Niko Arnautis’ team defeated the worst rivals from TSG Hoffenheim with 3:1.
From a Hessian perspective, the decisive factor was three national players. Nicole Anyomi scored twice and Laura Freigang assisted just as often after recovering from a shoulder injury. And right-back Pia-Sophie Wolter scored her first goal of the season. Also on the previous matchday against Nuremberg (4:1) DFB players like Sara Doorsoun (with a dream goal) and Anyomi (with a brace) stood out. Important successes in any case – and self-promotion.
Only 18 players in the Olympic squad
Because motivation is particularly high these days among the players with the eagles on their chests, those of Eintracht and the DFB. The next highlight is coming up soon: the Olympic Games. That’s where they all want to go.
Unfortunately, not everyone can go. While national coach Horst Hrubesch is allowed – as always – to nominate 22 players (including three goalkeepers) for the four upcoming European Championship qualifying games, just nine days later only 18 players are allowed for the Olympic opener against Australia (July 25th in Marseille). including two for the goal.
Usually only second choice at the DFB
In short: It will be very tight for the Frankfurt women who are not too high in Hrubesch’s favor. Participation in the Olympics would be “the greatest thing” for her, like Frankfurt national defender Sophia Kleinherne on Monday in the home game! of hr television said: “It would be a dream to be there.”
However, Stina Johannes is only the third woman in the DFB’s goalkeeper ranking, so she is probably only on call. The same applies to Kleinherne, a leading figure and top performer at Eintracht, who recently didn’t even make it into the German 22-man squad – which, of course, not everyone could understand given her good performance at the club.
National coach relies on variability
Wolter and the experienced Doorsoun were recently allowed to join the DFB, but they don’t have a regular place either. Wolter would be a logical backup for captain Giulia Gwinn, but he has the disadvantage of not being able to fill another position at a high level.
For Hrubesch, however, this is an important criterion when putting together his squad: “I really like being able to change within the team without taking anyone out first.”
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Eintracht women get an important victory in Hoffenheim
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Spaces are rare, especially during a storm
Doorsoun, who has already played 51 international matches, is in an internal duel for the position as substitute defender with Bibiane Schulze Solano, a native of Hesse. The 25-year-old from Bad Soden, who impressed on her debut during the April internationals, plays against the ball in everyday league life for Athletic Bilbao. Elisa Senß, a future Eintracht player, is likely to travel to France, the midfielder moves from Leverkusen to Hesse in the summer.
On the other hand, things will be extremely exciting for two exceptional Eintracht players, Freigang and Anyomi. Both are only substitutes at the DFB, Alexandra Popp and Lea Schüller are ahead of them. It is completely unclear whether the national coach will appoint a third attacker to the Olympic squad, as he usually only acts with a real top player anyway. On the one hand. On the other hand, Anyomi, with her eleven goals this season, which makes her the second best goalscorer in the league, as well as her enormous speed, has some arguments on her side. Is it enough?
