Overview
- Eintracht fell 3-2 at VfB Stuttgart after leading early, with goals from Rasmus Kristensen and Ayoube Amaimouni-Echghouyab answered by Ermedin Demirović, Deniz Undav and a late winner from Nikolas Nartey.
- Goalkeeper Kaua Santos dropped a routine cross for the 1-1 and the goalkeeper debate resurfaced as teammates showed visible frustration on the pitch.
- Sporting director Markus Krösche criticized the loss of structure after the equalizer and stressed basic defending like protecting depth and applying ball pressure.
- Krösche expressed continued confidence in coach Dino Toppmöller and said the solution is hard training and renewed compactness without tactical overreach.
- Eintracht’s defensive trend remains stark, with 36 league goals conceded in 17 matches and at least three allowed in 11 of 25 across competitions, while debut scorer Amaimouni-Echghouyab left injured and is set for an MRI.