Dino Toppmöller on ...
...opponents Borussia Dortmund: “Dortmund have great attacking players, good patterns of play, pace on the wings and a striker in Füllkrug who has a good knack of finding space. We want to counter all that with high intensity. We want to cause them problems with our approach. I’m looking forward to it enormously.”
...the importance of the game: “Frankfurt against Dortmund is the perfect game for us to find out where we are as a group. I’m sensing great excitement in the camp. Everyone’s really up for it. Dortmund are a top side and it's a real challenge for us.”XY. Everyone’s up for the game, everyone wants to be involved. We want to lay down a marker.”
...personnel: “Apart from Sebastian Rode we have a full squad to choose from. Kevin Trapp is doing fine again. I’m confident he’ll be involved in our final training session and in goal on Sunday..”
...the impact of the 6-0 win over Helsinki: “We want to use Thursday’s game to hit the ground running on Sunday. We not only want to win the game but inspire our fans. The supporters are going to play a hugely important role on Sunday, which is why it was important to provide that enthusiasm [by beating Helsinki}. We want to take that [into Sunday] and win the game with their support.”
...his team’s development: “We’ve won three in a row, but we’ve still had to overcome the odd setback and have grown stronger as a group. We need to build on that. We’ve conceded the fewest shots from counterattacks in the Bundesliga and have a solid structure, which the lads are becoming more comfortable with. Our movement patterns are becoming more ingrained.”
