At Eintracht Frankfurt, Sam Lammers was thought of as a perfect solution in the storm.

Committed on the last day of the transfer window in the summer, the 24-year-old Dutchman should become the new goal guarantor in the Europa League participant's game.

The splendid hit rate of André Silva, who moved to Leipzig, who scored 28 times in the previous season in 32 Bundesliga games and also shone with eight assists, was not expected from Bundesliga newcomer Lammers.

But the loan from Atalanta Bergamo was firmly planned as an important target player in attack.

As someone who uses the flanks of Filip Kostic profitably.

Jörg Daniels

Editor in the sports department

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Who can be played often and reliably at the front and who can continue playing the balls quickly and skillfully. Only: Lammers has not yet played this fixed point in Eintracht's offensive game, on the contrary: the 1.91-meter-tall professional is often missed if he is on the field at all. Or to put it another way: The former U21 international stands in the way of his own attacking game rather than helping his team close the goal.

The start of the Dutchman was still promising.

He finished his first three competitive games in Frankfurt with two goals.

That against Wolfsburg was worth seeing because it was technically demanding.

But after that, Lammers' performance waned from game to game.

Even the supposedly easy things no longer work for him, he made stick mistakes.

He also made too many bad passes.

Lammers was hardly involved in the combination game.

His dribbles quickly ended with lost tackles.

Lammers uncertainty grew from game to game.

Gap between theory and practice

Until his substitution in the 2-1 victory at Olympiacos, he looked noticeably lethargic.

In this duel, his duel rate was a meager 17 percent.

The bottom line is that Lammers, who is far too seldom to be found where a goalscorer with the appropriate instinct has to be, has become a foreign body in the Eintracht game.

At the 2-1 in Fürth, he remained without any commitment.

Before that against Leipzig, Lammers was only allowed to play 19 minutes.

A regular place as the number one striker has moved a long way off for him.

Lammers sufferings are getting bigger and bigger.

Coach Oliver Glasner sums up what the Dutchman should be able to achieve: Lammers is "technically a very fine and intelligent footballer" who can secure the balls, create spaces and close with both feet with good basic speed.

"Sam brings a lot of things that we need," said sports director Markus Krösche at the presentation of the striker. At Lammers, however, there is a big gap between theory and practice today, as he does not know how to use his strengths for the good of unity. While the Colombian Rafael Borré is getting better and better involved in the Frankfurt offensive game, Lammers is playing more and more offside. This is "going through a not so easy time," says Glasner.

The trainer recalled that Lammers had a shoulder operation in the spring and that Eintracht only came to Eintracht late in the summer.

“Sam couldn't train for a long time and was out of rhythm.

Then he came to us with great hope, should work from day one and be the top scorer.

It didn't work that way and left its mark on him. ”Lammers' entry in Frankfurt made it even more difficult that the team as a whole had problems growing together into a powerful unit.

Those responsible try to build up Lammers with many one-on-one discussions.

With more scoring chances for the team, so the hope of the sporting management, the Dutchman could also achieve more goals.

Lammers is under time pressure because his loan contract ends after this season.

Frankfurt and Bergamo have not agreed a purchase option.

Allegedly, both clubs are said to have resolved to negotiate one in winter.

As things stand, Eintracht is unlikely to have any interest in a further commitment from Lammers.

The Dutchman can still convince his current employer of the opposite.