The countdown is running.

The number of days on which Oliver Glasner can try out with the players how they want to do it best when victory and defeat are soon to be more important is decreasing.

On the other hand, the group of those who are available to the trainer to create a powerful formation is growing continuously.

The task is and remains demanding for the 46-year-old football teacher, who wants to show that the success he achieved in Wolfsburg can be reproduced in Frankfurt under different circumstances.

So far, all in all, he can be satisfied with the state of preparation.

Both camps, that of the almost 30-strong professional group and that of the supervisory staff, in which there are also some new faces, are getting to know each other better and better.

The ideas that the coach has in mind to be able to operate with Eintracht in the upscale Bundesliga circles in the coming season and to further improve its international reputation are evident.

Whereby nothing works perfectly yet.

Storm center is the largest construction site

The test against Strasbourg fit in with the picture that the team presented in three weeks of preparation: After changing sides, when Glasner made ten changes, a few too many mistakes crept into the system. Slight ball losses led to goals conceded, which prevented another respectful result that would have increased self-confidence. Before that, the Frankfurt team tried to push offensively, keep the pressure high in the opposing half and ensure a stable defense.

The largest construction site in the Eintracht squad is currently the occupation of the storm center.

What is missing - in addition to the unhappy acting Paciência - a classic nine of format.

Glasner knows that his colleague Hütter has left behind scorched earth for all the achievements connected with his actions (keywords: buffalo herd, transfer profits): André Silva's departure is ultimately a consequence of the unrest that Hütter with his Change announcement triggered in spring and screwed up the club's Champions League qualification.

Good first impressions

In order to transform the Frankfurt terrain into fertile arable land, on which magnificent things will soon flourish again, a skillful hand is necessary in the rearing.

Everyone, including those who played a subordinate role under Hütter (such as Hrustic), are currently sensing their chance.

It will depend on how Glasner motivates his people and moderates the upheaval.

He has big plans, and so far there are indications that Eintracht has made a good catch with him.

The 46-year-old works with perseverance on his goals, which are allowed to be big, and approaches them with small but steady steps.

When he said goodbye, the players in Wolfsburg gave him great credit for not using his ambition to focus on his own advantages.

After three weeks in Frankfurt, the words of his current colleagues already sound similar. The fact that some people pointed out that the new boss was communicating his intentions "honestly" says a lot about the old boss (whether intentionally or not). Hütter, who couldn't go fast enough to climb the career ladder, has enriched the club's history with a memorable episode, the final point of which then looked different than long thought. The last impressions he left with it were not good ones. The first impressions of his successor are exactly the opposite.