Overview
- Eintracht Frankfurt lost 2–3 at VfB Stuttgart on January 14, slipping further from the Bundesliga's top group and European places.
- Sporting director Markus Krösche sharply criticized the team's defensive structure, calling the first half "vogelwild" and lamenting errors "you learn about in the C‑youth."
- The team has conceded 36 goals in 17 league matches, underscoring persistent instability at the back.
- Head coach Dino Toppmöller acknowledged personnel mistakes, saying Aurèle Amenda should have played more and that bringing Kaua Santos back too quickly was an error.
- An MRI confirmed an internal knee ligament tear for January signing Younes Ebnoutalib, ruling him out for roughly four to six weeks and increasing reliance on loanee Arnaud Kalimuendo with Jonathan Burkardt and Michy Batshuayi still sidelined.