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Frankfurt's European Cup defeat against Arsenal: After the intoxication

2019-09-20T06:04:33.788Z


The storm trio Luka Jovic, Ante Rebic and Sébastien Haller shot the Eintracht last year in the Europa League from victory to victory. How big the gap in the attack after their departure, you could see against Arsenal.



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For a long time, the Eintracht pros stood together in the center circle after the final whistle and discussed each other. Only hesitantly, they then moved in the direction of their most loyal fans in the west curve. As cautious as you should be after a 0: 3 (0: 1) to start the Europa League maybe to your own fans.

But instead of whistling the players expected extensive applause and songs. The pros stood next to each other for minutes and returned the expressions of love with grateful clapping. The scene was reminiscent of May this year. After the defeat in the European Cup semi-final first leg against Chelsea, the Eintracht supporters had sent their team with excessive support to the return leg to London, where Frankfurt struggled to penalties and only failed there on the later title holder.

Problems in attack

The Eintracht played brave offensive football, scored 24 times in the direction of the opponent's goal. But a hit did not want to jump out. Eintracht coach Adi Hütter spoke after the whistle to the elephant in the room: "We have lost important players." He did not name her by name, but the Swiss meant Jovic, Rebic and Haller. The offensive trio had shot Frankfurt to the European Cup semi-final and the year before to victory in the DFB Cup. Now they are gone and others have to do their job.

For this was obligated among other things Bas Dost. Basically, he fits perfectly on the job description: The Dutchman had scored 93 goals in 127 games in the past three seasons for Sporting. He dropped his goalie against Arsenal. "We should have scored a goal, chances were there," said the 30-year-old after the final whistle in an interview with DAZN, citing his missed opportunities. "I'm not quite where I need to be."

That saw his coach Hütter so, but also faced Dost and his strike partner André Silva. Both arrived late in the transfer phase, they needed their time. But it's not just the offensive players who are still in trouble.

All parts of the team are affected

Djibril Sow, who came from the Young Boys Bern in the summer, made several frivolous mistakes in the central midfield that left his back team in trouble. David Abraham wiggled heavily against Arsenal. Almost all the dangerous attacks of the Londoners ran over his side. Arsenal's 18-year-old winger Bukayo Saka overcame the Eintracht captain in the first goal and put Joe Willock 1-0 up (38th minute).

In the Arsenal offensive ran behind Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang three players who are at the interface between professional and youth team. Emile Smith Rowe, the third in the league, like Saka actually belongs to the U23 of the club. Too often, this quartet was too fast for the Frankfurt back line, which gave them the space to play their speed.

"We knew Frankfurt's offensive qualities," said Arsenal's German defender Shkodran Mustafi, for whom it was their first game of the season. "We also knew that if we win the ball, there will be plenty of room to counter." That's exactly how it went: In the 85th minute, Saka was able to turn in front of the Frankfurt penalty area unchallenged and placed to 2: 0 einschießen. Two minutes later, the hurried Aubameyang struck after Abraham had lightly stumbled the ball into the feet of preparer Saka.

Time is running out

Three goals without conceding - for Arsenal an important success. Coach Unai Emery was after the last three league games without a win strongly criticized. In addition to a lack of game idea criticized the attachment mainly problems in the defense. Against Frankfurt wobbled the back team again, but stopped.

It was this fact that Eintracht Coach-Hütter particularly annoyed that evening, he said. That the opponent scored goals, of course, is priced into his offensive game philosophy. You just have to shoot more. That worked so well in the past season. "Bitter" in the defeat for Hütter especially that result and performance do not match.

This may happen against a European top team like Arsenal, but also happened recently in the defeat against FC Augsburg in the Bundesliga. There is the next opponent on Sunday Borussia Dortmund. A lot of time to find oneself does not remain with the new Eintracht offensive.

Eintracht Frankfurt - Arsenal 0: 3 (0: 1)
0: 1 Willock (38.)
0: 2 Saka (85.)
0: 3 Aubameyang (87.)
Frankfurt : Trapp - Abraham, Hasebe, Hinteregger - da Costa (74th Chandler), Kohr, Sow, Kostic - Kamada - Dost (66th Paciência), Silva
Arsenal : Martinez - Chambers, Mustafi, Luiz, Kolasinac (80th Maitland-Niles) - Torreira, Xhaka, Willock (72nd Ceballos) - Smith Rowe (60th Pepé), Aubameyang, Saka referee : Massa (Italy)
Yellow cards : Hinteregger, Kamada / Willock, Kolasinac, Chambers
Second yellow card: Kohr (79.)
Spectators : 47,000 (sold out)

Source: spiegel

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