Kovac before the game: Vows to break through the DFB-Pokal away game and the team strives for three consecutive wins

Hupu News, October 27th, local time on Tuesday night, Dortmund will challenge Frankfurt away in the second round of the German Cup. This will be the first of four away games for the yellow and black in two weeks.

In the previous week's double match, Dortmund defeated Copenhagen and Cologne. Coach Kovac revealed that the team is in good condition: "All players are in good condition and there will not be too many adjustments.

However, two long-term injuries, Jan and Duranville, will still be absent. Kovac explained: "Duranville cannot participate in confrontation training yet because he cannot fall on his shoulder. It is estimated that it will have to wait until after the international match day. Zhan is also making good recovery progress, but it also takes time. We're not going to put pressure on them, we need players who are 100 percent fit. "

Despite the pressure of consecutive away games, Kovac still emphasized the importance of the German Cup: "Every team dreams of going to Berlin, and so do we. "Dortmund previously defeated the third league team Essen 1-0 in the first round to advance, while Frankfurt defeated the amateur team Engels 5-0.

Historically, the two sides have met five times in the German Cup, with Dortmund winning three times and Frankfurt twice. The most recent time was in the 2017 Berlin final, when Dortmund won the championship 2-1, and Frankfurt's coach at the time was Kovac himself. Kovac said: "I returned to Frankfurt with a very good feeling. It was my first coaching team in the Bundesliga. I'm a lifelong member of the club, it's my football home, but now I'm the manager of Borussia Dortmund and I want to beat my old club. "

Frankfurt currently ranks 6th in the Bundesliga and 22nd in the Champions League. Kovac pointed out: "They have scored a lot of goals in the Bundesliga, but they have also lost a lot. They lost 5-1 to Liverpool in the Champions League last week, but beat St. Pauli 2-0 at the weekend. "

Regarding the upcoming German Cup battle, Kovac remains cautious but confident: "This is a difficult away game, and the opponent is very strong. But if you want to get to the finals, you have to win no matter who you are against or where you are. Frankfurt has home advantage, but that doesn't mean we don't have a chance. On the contrary, I believe this team has shown enough strength in recent games. We have to implement our game plan from the first minute to the possible 120th minute. "

Dortmund has completed two consecutive victories in the Champions League and Bundesliga in the past week, and now faces its third game and third event within a week. The goal is clear: win the third game and continue to advance.