Eintracht Frankfurt vs Paderborn preview - Schaaf seeks strong performance
Posted Friday, March 13, 2015 by PA
Eintracht Frankfurt coach Thomas Schaaf has told his players he will no longer tolerate dips in form as he eyes a positive final 10 games of the season.
Last weekend, the Eagles were beaten 4-2 at Cologne having beaten Hamburg 3-1 a week before.
Only twice this year have they won consecutive games and this inconsistency is starting to get the better of Schaaf ahead of Saturday evening's clash with Paderborn.
"It's about time we got off this rollercoaster ride," he said.
"We've seen too many times how a strong performance has been followed by a weak one, and vice versa.
"Sometimes it has even happened within a game. There have been too many big fluctuations and that's sometimes making it easier for our opponents to score.
"It's something we're working on."
Schaaf will see whether that work has paid off when struggling Paderborn visit the Waldstadion, where Frankfurt have picked up six of their eight wins this season.
Paderborn have lost over half of their games away from home, on the other hand, and their coach Andre Breitenreiter wants them to recreate some of the form they have been showing at home recently.
"The attitude and battling performance against Leverkusen is the benchmark for the coming weeks," he said.
"We need more than anything else to play without making mistakes."
Defender Rafa is back from injury and could be an option, but Thomas Bertels is still unavailable for Paderborn, who slipped into the bottom three two weeks ago.
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