The anticipation for the next game is limited.

In the past, encounters under international auspices were always football festivals for Eintracht and celebrated accordingly, now the main concern is to get the sporting crisis under control.

No matter how.

The Frankfurters, who came under pressure in the Bundesliga due to the 1: 2 against Hertha BSC, have to avoid another slip if they do not want to get further into trouble.

This also applies to coach Oliver Glasner.

Marc Heinrich

Sports editor.

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The coach has not yet met the expectations that were linked to his involvement in the summer. The team lacks structure and game idea. Most of the accesses that were committed at Glasner's request have so far failed to provide evidence that they are able to meet high demands. Eintracht is a major construction site in autumn 2021. Neither front nor back or in the central midfield, the players recently called up performances that would make them the clear favorite in the European Cup encounter with Olympiacos Piraeus this Thursday (9:00 p.m. in the FAZ live ticker for the Europa League and on TVNow).

After 14 points from the first six match days in the domestic Super League, the Greeks can start with a positive basic feeling that Eintracht has almost completely lost.

After the failure against the Berliners, Glasner made no secret of his perplexity when he said that he could not explain the multitude of shortcomings.

Changes expected on the offensive

When looking for a way out of the dilemma, the 47-year-old said half jokingly, half cursing that he might have to "put someone behind the bandage" in order to come up with thoughts that, if he was clear, did not (so far) occur to him wanted to. After everything that was learned on Tuesday, the Austrian, who otherwise tends to be ascetic, survived the weekend without a major hangover, which would have prevented him from working; Behind closed doors at the World Cup arena, he and the team began preparing for the third match in the Europa League.

After the 1-1 draw against Fenerbahçe Istanbul and the 1-0 win in Antwerp, Eintracht ranks in Group D with four points behind Olympiakos, who beat the Turks 3-0 and also beat Antwerp 2-1. How exactly Glasner wants to ensure that the Frankfurters playfully sell themselves over ninety minutes (and in the end successfully), he will announce this Wednesday.

With a probability bordering on certainty, there will be changes on the offensive.

Jens Petter Hauge, Jesper Lindström and Sam Lammers owed almost everything against the Berliners.

Gonçalo Paciência is the first alternative in the storm center, while Ragnar Ache is not an issue: The former U-21 international, who is not very popular with Glasner, was not accepted for the group stage by Eintracht in the summer of UEFA nominated.