Overview
- In a late‑June interview with Sportklub Riera described his three‑and‑a‑half‑month stint at Eintracht as a “big misunderstanding” and said he was “at the wrong time at the wrong place.”
- Riera blamed Eintracht’s club policy for his exit, saying the coach has no real influence on scouting or squad composition and that the club favours big names over on‑field results.
- He publicly rejected the current squad, saying there is not a single player he would take to his next project and claiming his former club NK Celje had more players he would sign.
- Riera balanced his criticism by praising sporting director Markus Krösche, saying they worked well together and that their final conversation before his departure was positive.
- Riera’s remarks follow a 14‑match spell (four wins, five draws, five losses) that left Eintracht outside European places in mid‑May and come as the club prepares to reinstall Adi Hütter, with the episode likely to fuel debate over who controls transfers and squad planning.