He came to Eintracht Frankfurt as a new storm hope and should ideally build on the performance of record departure Randal Kolo Muani. But so far, Jessic Ngankam has not lived up to the expectations placed on him and has recently had to watch from outside more and more often. His head coach Dino Toppmöller is clear before the Bundesliga home game against Borussia Dortmund.
The newcomer, who was signed from relegated Hertha BSC in the summer for a fee of four million euros, also only played a supporting role in the 6-0 shooting festival on Thursday against HJK Helsinki in the Conference League. Coming on as a substitute in the 56th minute, Jessic Ngankam was no longer able to make a big impact.
The chances of a starting eleven on Sunday against BVB have not increased. Rather, the 23-year-old has to come to terms with his Joker role. He has only been in the starting line-up for Eintracht twice so far and was substituted on by Dino Toppmöller twelve times.
Before the league game against Dortmund, the Frankfurt head coach made no secret of the fact that he simply expected more from the German-Cameroonian.
Omar Marmoush is currently in the Eintracht forward line
“He can do better than he did in the last two games. He has different expectations of himself. It wasn’t great, but it wasn’t catastrophic either. But we demand from him that he has to do better.” was the 42-year-old’s clear message to the offensive man, who scored four goals for Hertha BSC last season.
Omar Marmoush, who also only moved to the Adlerträger in the summer, is currently at the forefront. The Egyptian has already scored six goals for the Hessians in 14 competitive appearances, most recently scoring both in the Bundesliga against Hoffenheim and most recently against Helsinki in the Conference League.