Eintracht Frankfurt: Dino Toppmöller demands patience with new additions

After SGE draw against Bochum

Eintracht Frankfurt coach Dino Toppmöller publicly defended his players after the unsatisfactory 1-1 draw against VfL Bochum. “A little patience would be in order. We’ll endure it, that’s okay,” said the 43-year-old after the draw in the Bundesliga on Saturday. A week earlier, the Hessians had lost 2-0 at 1. FC Köln after an unsatisfactory performance.

Toppmöller asked for understanding that the personnel situation was unfortunate due to the short-term absence of goalkeeper Kevin Trapp and the early substitution of Hugo Larsson, who had to leave the field after 20 minutes. In addition, striker Sasa Kalajdzic, who was scheduled to be in the starting eleven, would also have been missing because he became a father on the day of the match.

In addition, the new signings Hugo Ekitiké and Donny van de Beek, who had previously hardly been on the pitch for their clubs PSG and Manchester United, are not fit enough to play for more than 90 minutes. “I’m looking forward to the moment when all the boys are at their best. That will then also be reflected in the results,” said Toppmöller. With four new recruits, including Jean-Mattéo Bahoya alongside Kalajdzic, Ekitiké and van de Beek, the SGE was one of the busiest Bundesliga clubs this winter.

Eintracht sports director Markus Krösche agreed with the coach. “The demands are increasing, our demands are high, the demands in the environment are high,” emphasized Krösche. “Then you have to live with the fact that this dissatisfaction is made known. But with so many new players, we just need patience.” The Hessians have spent a total of around 80 million euros on new staff this season, which puts the club fourth in a national comparison. After the 21st matchday, the table is in sixth place – and therefore a deficit of two places in the TM statistics transfer expenditure vs. league rank.

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