Adi Hütter on…
…SV Werder Bremen: “First of all, we have the opportunity to reach the semi-finals with a win against Bremen, although Werder are the second most successful team in DFB Cup history. It’s certainly surprising that Werder have picked up more points on the road than at home. Their way of playing is recognisable but if they’re scoring few goals and conceding lots, that shows they’re not on track. It’s comparable to us in November and December.”…the extra motivation of knockout matches: “We’ve shown in the league that we can beat big teams, like Leipzig recently. We’ve certainly acquired experience in knockout matches and we want to put on another good performance for our fans tomorrow. We don’t need any extra motivation – the prospect of the semi-finals is enough.”…team news: “David Abraham and Mijat Gacinovic joined in with parts of team training on Monday. Lucas Torró is also back. Apart from Marco Russ, Gelson Fernandes and Bas Dost, we’re at full strength.”...his interim analysis of the season so far: “We’re in the last 16 in Europe and in the quarter-finals of the DFB Cup. It’s only in the league that our results haven’t been entirely satisfactory, where we would’ve liked a few more points. We’re still Eintracht Frankfurt and are still juggling three competitions. We want to reach safe territory as soon as possible in the league. Credit to the team, who really try in every game to go to their limit, which sometimes comes off and sometimes doesn’t as much.”
