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"We are happy we’re all back together after the break. We trained well today and are ready for tomorrow," said Alonso at the start of the press conference. The short time available to prepare with the whole squad is no reason to worry for the Spaniard. "That's not new for us. We came out well after the last international break had a good game against Hoffenheim (4-1, ed.). We want to do that again tomorrow against Frankfurt," added the 42-year-old.
The Werkself are set to face an in-form team in Eintracht Frankfurt. The Frankfurt club have made their best start to a season in twelve years and are unbeaten in seven games. Alonso said about the Eagles: "Frankfurt are a strong team and are in very good shape at the moment. We expect an intense match and will need our best performance levels. We don't want a repeat of what happened against Kiel. We have to have good mentality and high concentration again tomorrow."
The Spaniard added: "There's always room for improvement. We've talked about the defence several times. But we don't just want to talk but also show improvement on the pitch. Tomorrow is the opportunity for that."
In response to a question about Florian Wirtz, Alonso said: "Flo is in the squad and tomorrow we'll see if he can play. He feels better and that's the most important thing." The Germany international picked up an ankle injury in the Nations League match against the Netherlands during the international break.
The press conference also covered other members of the squad. Alonso said about Martin Terrier: "It's the first club in another country for him. We want to help him achieve his potential. We are patient and very optimistic. He always gives his best and shows great commitment and that's really good." In addition, Alonso talked about Patrik Schick: "He didn't feel 100% before the international break so he stayed here. He used the break well and it did him a lot of good. We have an intense run of fixtures ahead of us and, as usual, we need every single player."
There will be a full house at the BayArena for the visit of Eintracht Frankfurt. 3,000 fans are expected to travel from Frankfurt. The match will be live on Sky and, as usual, on Werkself Radio.
In the proceedings on the result of the Women's Bundesliga match at SC Freiburg, Bayer 04 have lodged an appeal against the verdict of the German Football Association (DFB) sports tribunal. Last Tuesday, the appeal against the replay of the match was rejected after a verbal hearing at the DFB Campus. The DFB federal court will now deal with the case.
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The Werkself return to Bundesliga action tomorrow following the international break. The Black and Reds entertain third-placed Eintracht Frankfurt at the BayArena on matchday seven on Saturday, 19 October (kick-off: 15.30 CEST). At the pre-match press conference ahead of the game against an in-form Eintracht side, head coach Xabi Alonso talked about his expectations for the fixture and provided updates on the Werkself squad.
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A great honour: Werkself homegrown players Francis Onyeka (U17 category) and Loreen Bender from the Bayer 04 Women's team (U19 category) have been awarded the gold Fritz Walter medal by the German Football Association (DFB). That was announced by the DFB on Friday. The Fritz Walter medal is the most prestigious individual award in German youth football.
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Eintracht Frankfurt have made their best start to a season in the last twelve years. The team from Hessen, currently third in the table, visit Leverkusen full of confidence on Saturday, 19 October (kick-off: 15.30 CEST). And they have a striker in their ranks who is in brilliant form. The lowdown on our next opponents.
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