As a professional, the former Bayern star Mark van Bommel (44) was known around the world as an “aggressive leader”. His trainer Ottmar Hitzfeld (72) once gave him this nickname, but is the Dutchman also an “aggressive trainer”?
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No! This is emphasized by his midfield strategist Josuha Guilavogui (31): “Many have the image of the aggressive leader in their heads. But he’s not like that. He’s funny, makes jokes. “
This is how coach van Bommel ticks
Above all, the way he handles the kickers is what sets him apart. “He’s very close to the players. We can talk to him about anything, ”reveals Guilavogui.
And: “He often comes to us and is fun. He also gives us a lot of his experience. When he talks about the Champions League and says that he won the competition, it’s something special. “
With van Bommel, the French really go into raptures. That would have been unthinkable with predecessor Oliver Glasner (47).
Guilavogui once said of the current Eintracht Frankfurt coach: “I’m glad he’s gone. I never had the feeling that I was sitting outside for sporting reasons, but also for personal reasons. It wasn’t just about football. “
Van Bommel is about football. Guilavogui enjoys that too. He almost fled in the summer.
“There were a couple of clubs that were interested. But I stayed and I’m happy about it, because I’ve already played more than last season, “says the defensive fighter and admits:” I’m not at 100 percent yet. “
His self-confidence has remained high despite the winless series of six competitive games without a threesome. That is why he looks up in the table.
“We started the season well and are still doing well in the table. We are only three points away from the top of the table, ”says Guilavogui. “It’s always easier and nicer to look up.”
Luca Waldschmidt (25) had to watch Tuesday. The striker was absent from training (precautionary measure). In the test Wednesday against second division Hamburger SV (1 p.m. / AOK stadium / no spectators allowed) he should be back.