Bundesliga - Reminder ahead of Frankfurt's cup tie at Bayern-Schreck
After Frankfurt's third 2:1 defeat at the end of a completely botched soccer week, national goalkeeper Kevin Trapp issued a warning to his team in Augsburg. Looking ahead to the upcoming DFB Cup round of 16 at third-division club and Bayern conquerors 1. FC Saarbrücken, the captain said on Sunday evening: "We have a difficult game on Wednesday. But that's when we can decide where we're heading." The Hesse side's current results trend does not look good.
In double-digit sub-zero temperatures in Augsburg, the Hessians were clearly inferior to their opponents for long stretches of the game. "Augsburg simply brought a different emotionality to the pitch, had a different bite to win the game," commented coach Dino Toppmöller. It was only after Augsburg captain Ermedin Demirovic's penalty, which was saved by Trapp, and the goal that followed shortly afterwards to make it 1-2 that the Frankfurt team reared its head again. But Toppmöller admitted after the final whistle: "The equalizer would not have been deserved. Augsburg gave us a run for our money in every respect, in terms of tackling and emotion."
Sporting director Markus Krösche also criticized the inadequate performance. "Augsburg were clearly the more aggressive and active team. We have to exert more pressure going forward again, play more purposefully and consistently and at the same time regain more stability in defense," said Krösche. "We didn't show up until 1:2," was Trapp's clear verdict.
Former Augsburg player Philipp Max, who scored FCA goalkeeper Finn Dahmen's own goal with a sharp cross, also looked ahead to the cup tie: "Now we have to show a different face in Saarbrücken and get through to the quarter-finals." Toppmöller takes a similar view to Trapp: "It's up to us how we go into the game, how we take it on. Saarbrücken will be highly motivated. But so should we, because we also have a dream. The aim is to "give it our all and get through to the next round" in an unbelievably great competition.
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- Despite the criticism, Kevin Trapp and the Hesse team are focusing on their upcoming DFB Cup match against 1. FC Saarbrücken in Augsburg.
- The coach of FC Augsburg, Dino Toppmöller, praised his team's performance against Frankfurt, particularly their emotionality and aggression.
- Kevin Trapp, the German national goalkeeper, believes that the upcoming cup game against Saarbrücken is crucial for determining Frankfurt's future.
- The current results of Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga are concerning, with three consecutive 2:1 defeats.
- Markus Krösche, the sporting director of Eintracht Frankfurt, agreed with the critical assessment of the team's performance in Augsburg and urged for improvement in offense and defense.
- The Saarbrücken team, currently in the third division, caused an upset by defeating Bayern Munich in the previous round of the DFB Cup.
- Former Augsburg player Philipp Max, who scored an own goal in the recent game against Frankfurt, is looking forward to a different performance from his team in the upcoming cup game.
- The DFB Cup round of 16 is set to be a challenging match for both teams, with high motivation and a dream of progressing to the next round.
- After their disappointing results in the Bundesliga, Eintracht Frankfurt faces a crucial test in the DFB Cup, with FC Augsburg's Dino Toppmöller and former player Philipp Max also looking forward to the Saarbrücken game.
Source: www.stern.de
