After Eintracht Frankfurt’s false start in the second half of the season, sports director Markus Krösche finds clear words. In the international break, the errors must now be corrected.

No win yet, just one point from three new teams: Eintracht Frankfurt messed up the start of the second half of the Bundesliga season. Even if the football year 2022 is still young, this negative development is now calling Eintracht sports director Markus Krösche on to the scene. After the 2-0 defeat against Arminia Bielefeld, the 41-year-old chose clear words on the ARD microphone: “We are not satisfied with the start of the second half of the season. That is not enough in terms of points and for our requirements.”

For him, the bankruptcy against the basement child Bielefeld was an example of the messed up start of the second half of the season. “I’m clearly upset because the defeat was simply unnecessary,” said Krösche, who went into detail: “Right from the start we weren’t consistent in defending, we conceded goals that were too easy and didn’t take our chances. That goes through the last three games. We have to act much more consistently – individually and as a team. We have to work on that.”

Mediocrity instead of attacking the Champions League places

Especially the defensive performance, Eintracht conceded six goals in three games, hit Krösche badly. “Of course I’m not happy when we concede such easy goals at home and put Arminia, who can defend well, on the winning track unnecessarily.”

Due to the false start, mediocrity is the order of the day for the Hessians in the Bundesliga, the attack on the Champions League places has at least been postponed. Unnecessarily, as Krösche thinks. “We could have won against Dortmund and Augsburg, maybe we should have won, and we didn’t perform well against Bielefeld,” said Krösche. The consequence: Hessian winter blues.

Glasner is not reassured

So that this doesn’t get worse, the false start should be worked up during the international break. Coach Oliver Glasner is optimistic that this will work. “We’ve been through a couple of difficult situations this season. We now have two weeks and will address where we want to improve,” said Glasner. “Then we’ll find our way back to success. I’m not worried.”