‘It’s hard to do much more in a year’… Frankfurt coach congratulates Randal Kolo Muani

What more could you ask for than a place on top of the world? Oliver Glasner thus summed up the 2022 Randal Colo Muani, who managed everything except this one-on-one conceded in the World Cup final in front of “Deebou” Martinez. “We wrote to him after the final to say that he must be very proud of his year,” the Frankfurt coach explained to the Bundesliga website.

The German coach listed the achievements of the Bondi native. “Last summer he won the Coupe de France with Nantes and then made his way into the Eintracht starting line-up. He reached the playoffs of the Champions League with us and became a World Cup finalist with France. In fact, it is impossible to do much more in a calendar year. That is why he can be proud of what he has achieved. »

The Bundesliga’s top passer with 8 calves dealt, the former Canary has also scored 5 times this season. This rapid integration did not surprise Glasner in terms of offensive qualities. “We hired him because we saw great potential in him. We immediately saw that he was very fast,” the Eintracht coach described in detail. He listens and tries things on the pitch and he’s a great boy too. He is no longer 17, he is 23, so he is at a good age for football. »

As the German club resume competition on Saturday against Schalke, Glasner nonetheless clarified that he didn’t expect Kolo Muani to weigh in this heavily: “Having him play such a decisive role is perhaps surprising. But he deserved it thanks to his performances. »