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Frankfurt / Main (dpa) - Adi Hütter has long since proven to be a stroke of luck for Eintracht Frankfurt - now the soccer teacher with the Hessians is even able to get into the Champions League for the first time.

For the 51-year-old, it would be the provisional culmination of his excellent work on the Main, which is also followed with great interest by other clubs.

“If it were to be like that, then it would be absolutely amazing,” said Hütter before the Bundesliga guest appearance at Werder Bremen on Friday (8.30 p.m. / DAZN).

In the event of a win, Eintracht (42 points) would initially climb to third place in the table and at the same time increase the pressure in the title fight on the top duo Bayern Munich (49) and RB Leipzig (47) a little.

Even if Hütter has not given a thought to the first championship since 1959: "Where we are, it's already excellent."

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No team has collected more points than the Frankfurt team this year.

The fourth place in the table has been undefeated for eleven Bundesliga games, with the Hessians leaving the field as winners nine times.

Of 22 games this season, only two were lost - in Munich and Wolfsburg.

In the battle for the premier class, Eintracht is five points ahead of Bayer Leverkusen and six ahead of Borussia Dortmund.

"Now we are the hunted," says sports director Fredi Bobic before the performance on the Weser.

Hütter played a significant part in the sporting high-altitude flight.

The Austrian, who came from the then Swiss champion Young Boys Bern in 2018 as the successor to Niko Kovac, gave the Frankfurters an attractive and offensive style of play and often shows a good hand in the tactical choice of means.

It has long been standard practice for the married family man to analyze the most important scenes of the first half during the break in a game and - if necessary - make corrections.

“I'm definitely not a laptop trainer.

But you can't do without it either, ”says Hütter.

Another success factor is his calm and determined manner with which he leads the team.

"As a coach and club, we try to make the players feel comfortable," says Hütter, describing his philosophy.

It is very important to him: “Team spirit is defined by clear rules: respectful interaction and discipline, also outside the field.

It's about how we live these keywords. "

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Hütter and his coaching team are apparently very successful in this, because Eintracht functions as a unit at the highest level.

"Everyone helps each other, which is also reflected on the pitch," says national goalkeeper Kevin Trapp of the team spirit.

He seldom played in a team "in which everyone gets on so well with everyone".

Hütter confirms this impression: “I like that the team regulates a lot of things among themselves.

The cabin is great. "

Hütter, who is said to have an exit clause in his contract, which is valid until 2023 and is traded as a possible successor to Marco Rose at Borussia Mönchengladbach, almost did not end up with Eintracht.

Werder Bremen wanted to sign him back in autumn 2017, Hütter once reported.

But he refused: "It was just not the right time for me."

In Frankfurt they are still very happy about that.

© dpa-infocom, dpa: 210225-99-588969 / 3

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Profile of Adi Hütter on the Eintracht homepage

Squad Werder Bremen