Two Swedes meet in London – and play about who is the country’s greatest talent. The fact that Hugo Larsson, midfielder of Eintracht Frankfurt, made his first game on the island (where some suspect him from August) of all people against the man, who is seen in his homeland as his greatest competitor, is a strange coincidence. The other year is a year younger, also plays in midfield and is called Lucas Bergvall. He is 19 years old, and already the central man in the game of the Spurs. In the first leg, Bergvall dribbled past Larsson through half the midfield of Eintracht, then shot from just under 25 meters on the right and hit the crossbar. It was the most spectacular scene in Bergvall’s game, but only one of many. The Swede was also commissioned to point out his forefighters how to run towards the Frankfurt defense chain when she tries to build the game. The Spurs made this coordinated so that harmony rarely came up with more than playing the ball far on their fast outskirts. The Londoners determined the game, also because Bergvall set the pace. And yet: The game ended 1: 1. The Spurs wanted to be rescue in the outstanding Frankfurt goalkeeper Kauã Santos, whose body always seemed to be extended when you think the ball will now end up in the goal. And the defense of the Londoners, which allowed what happens in the Bundesliga: it opened the rooms for Frankfurt counterattack. This is the strongest here, the strongest, over its fast striker Hugo Ekitiké and the wing players Jean-Mattéo Bahoya and Ansgar Knauff. In midfield, however, where it is decided, who panted more often in the 90 minutes and looks at the stadium watch-Tottenham had the game under control. And so the hope of trace trainer Verzecoglou for the second leg in the Frankfurt Waldstadion this Thursday (9:00 p.m. in the FAZ live ticker for the Europa League and at RTL) should be: We have the better people in the middle, we win the game. Activate external content for the Spurs is the last hope to save your season. While everything looks like she can break the curse of the bad second half after the 3-0 victory over Heidenheim and move into the Champions League for the first time, Tottenham lies in the Premier League in 15.17 of her 32 league games. Only one thing helps: If the Londoners win the European Cup, they will play in the Champions League next year. However, they have to win after the draw in the first leg in Frankfurt. The chances for this would be good, said Poseteclou last week. Larsson or mountain Vall, Bergvall or Larsson? Because in the cup, however, a game as the other is, certainly not a second leg is like the first leg, a different game will take place in southern Frankfurt than in northern London. In the first leg, his team “overwhelmed” the Eintracht in the center, said Postecoglou. This is exactly what the Eintracht will try in the second leg by leading the ball more often than in England over its central players Larsson and Mario Götze, which fits Larsson, which fits more precisely compared to mountain Vall. However, Larsson rarely drives the ball across the field for more than two or three seconds. Mountain vall is best when he drags the ball through the center. Seen in this way, the Duel Larsson against Bergvall is not just one of those who plays in the semi -finals of the Europa League in May. But also one that answers the question, which type of player influences the midfield of the late 2020s: the tractor or passing player? It is quite possible that both styles in the Swedish national team will complement each other in the future. It would have been almost that far in Frankfurt. According to FAZ information, Eintracht management met a mountain vall a year ago when he was still playing at Djurgaden. You have already talked about concrete details until the large FC Barcelona called for Sweden. Then Tottenham came into play, Bergvall decided on the Spurs, the Eintracht was slowed down shortly before the finish line. “You have to judge that, not me” Larsson and Bergvall, which are considered the two most valuable midfield talents in Scandinavia, so (initially) only compete for the place in the center. After the first leg, Larsson said that it was fun to play against Bergvall. The two grätschte, poked, tackled around every ball, they were apparently assigned to each other. But who is the better one, Mr. Larsson? “You have to judge that, not me.” Larsson has been playing in a top league for a long time, in summer he could do it for an even bigger club. There is a mountain Vall, but he lacks years of play practice at the highest level. In theory, the question can hardly be answered. How good that there is a game that will help over 90 or 120 minutes to get closer to the answer: the second leg on Thursday evening.
