On Sunday from 5.30 p.m. onwards, Eintracht Frankfurt will have to resist the German champions Bayern Munich (in the FAZ live ticker for the Bundesliga and Dazn) as much as possible in order to achieve a respectable result.

If, to the surprise of many, a 1-1 draw for the Hessians after 90 minutes of play, the Frankfurters would most likely consider themselves lucky.

Because winning points in a duel with the industry leader would be worth a lot for Eintracht in their current situation.

Jörg Daniels

Editor in the sports department

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Otherwise, the Hessians are thoroughly fed up with the 1-1 score.

The draw in the home game against Cologne was the fifth 1-1 in a row across all competitions.

And what also tarnishes the balance sheet of the athletically demanding Frankfurters: Six season games in the Bundesliga without a sense of achievement are a negative record in the long history of the club at the start of the round.

“Another record that I set.

Most of them were positive. "

Lost one of the six games

He has to take that with him now in life, said coach Oliver Glasner on Saturday and promoted his view of things: After all, Eintracht only lost one of these six games.

“How often was that the case?

That would be interesting too, ”the Austrian asked the group during the press conference.

The answer is: 15 times in the history of Eintracht.

You can twist and turn it however you want: In sporting terms, she is treading on the spot after the worst Bundesliga season start since 2005.

And so she is lagging far behind her claims and plans.

With only five points collected, the winless Frankfurters are currently a relegation candidate in the table.

Self-esteem weakened

Not having won against clubs like Augsburg, Bielefeld, Stuttgart and now Cologne gnaws at the self-image of the formerly self-confident Europa League participant. From match day to match day, the dissatisfaction of those responsible on the management floor is now growing. They register with concern the stagnation in sport on a modest and shaky level. “We are not happy with these many draws. We all do the same. The fans and ourselves, ”admitted coach Oliver Glasner.

Again the coach asked for patience.

Talked about the "process we have before us".

Who just need time.

"Some players are just getting to know the Bundesliga," emphasized Glasner.

One or the other progress on the pitch should still be slowly noticeable.

But the appearance against Cologne fell into the category of regression.

Only 64 percent of incoming passes correspond to the value of a serious relegation candidate.

"Leave traces"

The team is so insecure at the moment that they lack the necessary concentration and accuracy. You can feel that it is "not slipping" at the moment. “Right now every game is a fight, the past few weeks have left their mark. All in all, we just miss the natural thing in our game, ”said Glasner. The self-confidence of his players is bad, as only a sense of achievement promises improvement.

"We have to keep our lightness and not cramp up," demanded Kevin Trapp regardless of this with conviction after the encounter in front of 24,000 spectators. The goalkeeper and leading player is of the opinion that the Frankfurters have "quality". “But we have to bring them to the field more.” The large gaps in the midfield showed how big the deficiency is in the implementation. The bad division was a serious deficit. “We don't stagger ourselves well, we are often four in a row in front.

Then we have few points of reference behind it ", criticized Glasner and pointed out that in every training and in every analysis the game idea is:" Fast game from the center down. "The mistakes made would make such a game difficult.

"If you make mistakes, which is due to the whole situation, you have to run after a lot," said the coach.

He cannot recognize a "system problem".

The problem is rather "how we position ourselves in the field".

“We make a lot of playback errors, we are too hectic and make bad decisions.

And the main topic is: We have been on the ball for too long, ”complained Glasner.

Little consolation

He was also extremely annoyed by the fact that Ellyes Skhiri made the goal to make it 0: 1 (14th minute).

Glasner called it a “cheap goal.

We missed this chip ball after a set piece we defended, ”he said.

Rafael Borré's goal to make it 1-1 (51st), however, was a “nice” equalizer for the coach.

"The conclusion wasn't easy after Filip Kostic's sharp cross."

The bottom line was that all new strikers would have met at least once, Glasner said.

For many, however, this is little consolation, as Eintracht under him is still looking for the right formula for success.

"Now it is important that we win a game," said offensive player Jens Petter Hauge.

It is difficult to imagine that this will be the case in Munich.