😡 1-5 thrashing too much, Krösche lays into his Eintracht stars | OneFootball

There were too many goals conceded. After the 1-5 defeat against Liverpool in the Champions League, Eintracht’s sporting director Markus Krösche was furious. For the second time in a row, SGE lost 1-5 in the Champions League.

"In the end, it’s about us showing a completely different level of aggression in the duels. The basic virtues in football are, after all, how you handle challenges. We have to accept the duels. We have to try to win them for ourselves. And we need to do that with a completely different level of determination," said Krösche according to 'Bild' after the final whistle. 

Liverpool may be a good team, but his team still conceded the goals far too easily. That is currently the biggest shortcoming at SGE, the boss made clear. 

Coach Dino Toppmöller saw it similarly at the press conference after the game: "Then it’s too easy when Robertson sends Heki. We have to block players, just like van Dijk and Konaté did against Knauff."

Especially with the goals from van Dijk and Konaté after the corners, the Liverpool stars were able to head in unchallenged. 

"We’ve shown that we can play football. But overall, defending starts with one-on-ones and with aggression. That’s ultimately what I expect for Saturday. In the end, it’s also about duels and aggression against St. Pauli. Those have to be our basic virtues," Krösche looked ahead and called for a stronger focus on defense. 

But Krösche wasn’t done being clear: "We simply have to grow up in these areas. Just playing football won’t work. That doesn’t work in any competition. It doesn’t work in the Bundesliga either – and certainly not in the match against Pauli."

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.

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