Eintracht 1:1 Mainz out of the vision of a Frankfurt fan ( English version )

Eintracht gives away big points!

After the matchday yesterday, Eintracht is under pressure to have to win. Dortmund and Wolfsburg have done their homework and presented it. Today a home win should ensure security and the usual distance to Dortmund.

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But it turns out differently. Hütter is back with a double tip and a 10 (Kamada). Rode and Sow form the middle field. Hasebe moves into the starting line-up for N'Dicka and plays in the middle. Hinti on the left in the Drierkette. The weather is summery, the framework conditions perfect. But Eintracht plays strangely restrained, insecure, erratic, unfocused. Hasebe in the middle an uncertainty factor - this can be recognized very early. To the front with hara-kiri passes, to the back too slow and too far away. Mainz has a huge chance after 2 minutes when Burkhard Hasebe hurries and hits the goal. Trapp keeps following up. Hasebe in the again. 10 minutes with an unusable back pass on the go. He can only fend off imprecisely, Mainz with the second ball, Kohr on Onisiwo, Hasebe too far away and too inconsistent - Onisiwo pulls away, the ball lands in the goal from 20 meters. We're behind and now have to climb a very steep mountain ... Damn it!

As a result, NOTHING succeeds with unity! Passes go straight to the opponent, Kostic often fits flat in the legs of the Mainz team, Jovic and Silva hang completely in the air, Kamada without accents, Sow and Rode without creativity, without accuracy. In short: The entire team plays broadband football, tries to play backwards rather than in depth, avoids runs, looks fearful and insecure ... This results in a half-time with 76% possession but without a significant chance. Mainz, on the other hand, is doing really well: efficient, very toxic, always dangerous to the front. So a completely shitty half ended in 0: 1. Rode was substituted for Hrustic early on. Apparently a slight injury in the groin. And Hrustic should draw attention to itself ...

The second half doesn't start much better. The Eintracht with a lot of possession, but without effect. A shot from Kamada that goes way past the goal, that's it. Otherwise unimaginative and still imprecise. Hütter makes a lot of changes: Ilsanker, Younes, Chandler, Zuber. And time is running out. The last 10 minutes and Eintracht pressed, tried everything. Younes refuels himself on the left side, matches Hrustic, who pulls off with his left. The ball rebounds, Hrustic catches the ball with the outside span as it falls - the ball flies as an arc lamp over the goalkeeper into the goal. The equalization in the 85 minute! What a great goal! There are 4 minutes left in stoppage time. Zuber has a huge chance to turn the thing, but the ball is deflected and goes out. Brych whistles on time. It remains a tie. Very bitter!

What remains? Huge disappointment! Because if you want to play in the Champions League, you have to beat Mainz. Finished! And this is exactly where you have to look in the minds of the players to see what's going on. Is it up to Hütter? No! The players play for themselves, for the next season, to present themselves internationally at the highest level. And that wasn't enough today! It was a harmony that doubted, that hesitated, that had questions instead of answers in mind. And so we are now again hunters instead of the hunted. We don't have it in our own hands, we have to hope for Mainz and Leverkusen. Maybe even on Mainz and Leipzig - as far as Wolfsburg is concerned. I remember how Mainz pulled us into the EL on the last day of the match when they won against Hoffenheim in the last second. Maybe they'll do us a favor again this year.

There are still 2 game days - against Schalke away and at home against Freiburg. These are not a sure-fire success either - especially after their performance today. Eintracht doesn't manage to clear their heads and play with force and ease. Maybe it's a good thing that we're hunters again. This role suits the eagles better anyway. And maybe we'll have a little luck again at the end of the season. So I don't want to tick off the CL qualification, because a lot can still happen. It's just a shame that the team didn't manage to get the big points today!

Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Mainz - 1: 1 !!!

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