Eintracht Frankfurt's U21: Young squad fights for the first point

Eintracht Frankfurt's U21: Young squad fights for the first point

The U21 team of Eintracht Frankfurt has made a difficult start to the season in the regional league Südwest. After six games, the offspring of the eagles is only there with one point and occupies the last place in the table. Of course, this brings great pressure and the question of how to proceed.

Markus Krösche, the sports director of Frankfurt Eintracht, did not let himself be disturbed after the unfortunate game against TSG Hoffenheim. "I'm very sorry for the boys, nobody is really fun," he said on SGE4Ever.de, steering the focus on team development. "It is a very young team," emphasized Krösche and referred to the average age of only 20 years, which is due to a large change in squad planning during the summer.

focus on player development

Krösche remains optimistic: "It is important for us that the boys get playing time and the opportunity for senior football. It is part of having a tough apprenticeship." The Eintracht responsible seems to consider this, because they focus on fresh powers with talents such as 17-year-old Alessandro Gaul Souza. Despite the bitter defeats, Krösche sees progress: “The boys are experiencing the hard everyday life of men's football. The way the appearances of the appearances fits more and more.”

The defeat against FC Villingen with 0: 2 also showed the problems in the squad. Mario Vrancic, who was the only experienced player in the team, failed due to injury. Even Krisztian Lisztes, who was supposed to collect game practice from the professionals, could not stop the negative trend, even though he and his teammate Jean-Matteo Bahoya represented high investments in the squad. Your role in the U21 is intended as important for team growth, a clear departure to the last season in which professionals should not be integrated.

reports on adjustments

Eintracht has made some adjustments in the current season. The transfer market was activated after careful observation. With the striker Moses Otuali from BVB U23, a new addition was obliged to strengthen the offensive. The team only scored two goals in six games, which is a clear weakness. The loss of Matteo Mazzone, which switched to Holstein Kiel U23, also leaves a gap that urgently need to fill.

insulation proves that the Eintracht talent plan has brought some success in the past seasons, such as the jumps of Namdi Collins, Elias Baum and Noel Futkeu to the professionals, but in the current season it does not look as if this way of success can be continued. Collins, for example, was on the field again in the last game, while Futkeu scored his goals in the second division with Greuther Fürth. To see how the young talents bloom in different environments, Krösche gives confidence for the future.

The focus is now on going further development steps step by step, even if the results are so far not satisfactory. Krösche is aware of the challenges that come from the young squad, but Eintracht hopes for food for thought and solutions for the coming time.