As of: February 4, 2024, 3:31 p.m
By: Sascha Mehr
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Eintracht Frankfurt deservedly lost 2-0 at Kellerkind 1. FC Köln.
Sports director Markus Krösche criticized the performance after the game.
Frankfurt/Cologne – There was nothing to gain for the SGE in Müngersdorf.
In the end, it was an evening to forget for head coach Dino Toppmöller's team, who received two sending-offs and lost the game 2-0 to the relegation candidate.
Eintracht Frankfurt showed a very weak performance, which brought significant criticism.
Eintracht Frankfurt loses in Cologne
“We didn't accept the challenges from the first minute and had no determination, even though we knew what was coming.
Cologne came with the passion that we were missing.
Both yellow-red cards were justified.
We invited the opponent, didn’t have the necessary willingness in certain situations and deserved to lose,” said Markus Krösche after the game.
“Potential is one thing, but it’s about putting that on the pitch and winning the games.
We will come to terms with the defeat.
The basic topics must always be at the beginning.
The playfulness and the automatisms come afterwards,” the sports director continued.
Eintracht sports director Markus Krösche.
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For Dino Toppmöller it was a deserved victory for 1. FC Köln: “In the first half we didn't show the aggression and power we wanted.
We had good ball wins at times, but didn't do enough with them.
We had too many easy ball losses and our own mistakes.
You can’t establish dominance like that.”
Eintracht head coach Toppmöller disappointed
“We got out well after the break, had the opponent in our own box at times and had a good move with Ansgar, who picked up the pace and played a pass, which was unfortunately offside.
But just once is not enough.
We punish ourselves.
With both sending offs, which were justified, and with both goals conceded.
Then it's hard to come back.
FC did well, was very aggressive and deserved the win.
We have to make fewer mistakes next week, show better structure and not play so sloppily,” said the SGE head coach, disappointed.
After the final whistle, Sebastian Rode found no explanation for Eintracht Frankfurt's weak performance.
“This achievement is difficult to explain.
We didn't get into the game at all.
1. FC Köln was always one step faster, more passionate in the duels and of course got the spectators on their side.
So it's difficult to survive here and then you don't see any difference in the table," said the captain, perplexed.
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