Who would have thought?
After almost half of the 60th season in the Bundesliga, Eintracht only has to give way to FC Bayern.
And everyone behind her in the table, like Dortmund, Leipzig or Gladbach, will keep their fingers crossed for Frankfurt at the game in Munich next Saturday so that Glasner's people can do something productive and thus prevent the course of this sports year will again be decided early in favor of the Bavarian industry leader.
The hunger for success that Glasner aroused in his fellow campaigners has become the hallmark of the men from the Main.
Next, FC Schalke felt the assertiveness of the Hessians, who initially tried in vain and finally, thanks to targeted readjustments, were able to achieve success that improved their yield to 30 points - a club record since the introduction of the three-point rule 28 years ago.
Since the beginning of the round, which went terribly wrong with a 1:6 against the series champion from the Isar, they have demonstrated that these Hessians can do a lot.
Since then, a clear insight has been derived from the team’s learning curve: This is where the trainer and team found each other and grew together into a group whose determination stems from the conviction that, as a community, they can achieve more than their individual class suggests.
Nobody lost their nerve against Schalke either, when things didn't really develop convincingly despite the opening goal.
Glasner's intuition and skill
The defensive coordination difficulties will have to be discussed, as will the lack of pass sharpness and a hesitant duel against an opponent who did their utmost to lure Eintracht out of reserve.
The fact that Schalke only made an attempt is also due to the fact that Glasner made use of the opportunity to change the starting formation by making substitutions and substitutions during the game more and earlier than in his early days.
It's thanks to Glasner's intuition and skill that he keeps players who, for various reasons, weren't first-choice players in such a mood and in shape that he can safely throw them in at the deep end.
The fact that not all that glittered was gold against Schalke was part of Frankfurt's self-awareness, which is known to be the first step towards improvement.
Opportunities to show they can do it handsomely are now plentiful.
The final settlement will be in May.
And with the victory on Saturday, they have created another prerequisite for the balance sheet to be impressive.