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Gelsenkirchen (dpa) - Sebastian Rode was served mightily.

In the first frustration about the bitter 3: 4 (1: 1) on Schalke, the Frankfurt veteran spoke plainly.

“It's as good as over”, the midfielder complained about the lost chance at the European premier class, “the whole team including the coach failed today”.

With a petrified expression, he added: "If a team that has already been relegated wants to win more than a team that is still fighting for the Champions League, that's sobering."

After meanwhile already seven points ahead of the competitor from Dortmund, Eintracht has probably fallen behind in the battle for fourth place.

The statement by the outgoing sports director Fredi Bobic also sounded like surrender: “It was not planned that we would lose a game here.

At the end of the day it will probably be fifth. "

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Since coach Adi Hütter announced in mid-April that he would be moving to Borussia Mönchengladbach in the coming season, the Frankfurt team has only recorded four points from five games.

Contrary to the previous language regulation, Rode made a connection between the team's performance slump and the football teacher's decision: “I think that cannot be dismissed out of hand.

It was a factor, but not the decisive one. "

Because, in addition to Hütter, Bobic is also leaving Eintracht at the end of the season and switching to Hertha BSC, there were plenty of questions after the final whistle about the influence of these personalities on the team's break-in.

“In my opinion, that's very, very cheap.

But I know how the business works, ”Bobic commented, annoyed.

The frustration at Hütter was just as deep as with his players: “We all screwed it up together.

We have an incredible amount to nibble at this defeat. "

Nonetheless, the Austrian recalled his team's long season, which had been strong for a long time: “We had a dream goal.

But we're still fifth.

If we hadn't set our goals so high and said that we might want to play the Europa League or the Conference League, it would have been great. "

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Bobic found words similar to those of the coach: "Nevertheless, it was a record season in which we could easily move into the Europa League and have only lost six times so far."

Even the two goals from André Silva (29./72.) And the interim 2-1 lead by Evan Ndicka (51.) did not bring a happy ending to Schalke.

Goals conceded by Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (15th), Blendi Idrizi (53rd), Florian Flick (60th) and Matthew Hoppe (64th) sealed the third away defeat in a row.

After all, there was still a ray of hope for Eintracht, which was weakening in the final sprint.

With his goals of the season 26 and 27, the Portuguese attacker Silva beat Bernd Hölzenbein's previous club record.

«That is extraordinary.

After all, Hölzenbein is a legend in Frankfurt, ”commented Hütter.

But the soccer teacher was not really happy: “It is little consolation.

André would like to swap the two goals for a win. "

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