Jonathan Burkardt and Ritsu Doan hail Adi Hütter’s high-press reset at Eintracht Frankfurt | OneFootball

Jonathan Burkardt and Ritsu Doan have welcomed Adi Hütter’s high-intensity reset at Eintracht Frankfurt, praising sharper pressing and a clearer structure during the Grassau camp. Their early impressions contrast with last season’s turbulence, when Frankfurt cycled through three head coaches.

“I think it suits me very well to press high, play with intensity and win the ball high up the pitch so that the route to goal is short,” he told Kicker.

“You can tell right away that he’s the boss, he has a natural authority,” Doan said. “He has clear ideas that we follow.”

Burkardt called Hütter “a very communicative coach” who stops drills to correct positioning and involve players. “The change is obvious,” he added.

“Of course, not everything is running perfectly at this point,” Doan said. “But for our mindset, it’s very important to internalize the basics.”

“A lot happened,” Burkardt said. “I also didn’t react in the best possible way, but I think I can now draw a line under it and look ahead.”

He marked his injury return with a goal against Bayern Munich before Albert Riera publicly questioned his commitment late in the season. Burkardt then started again and assisted against Hamburg, an episode that drew another contentious Riera press conference, following an earlier clash with reporters over Mario Götze’s omission.

“He said that I should take responsibility,” Burkardt added. “I told him that I was ready.” Doan said: “I have no doubt about that.”

Source: Get German Football News

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