EINTRACHT FRANKFURT

Coach: Michael Skibbe (First year)

Last Result: 4-0 loss at Bayer Leverkusen, November 06

Record: 4-4-4 11th place

Streak: Lost 1

Next Match: at home to Borussia M'gladbach, November 21

Eintracht Frankfurt coach Michael Skibbe has refused to keep his
mouth shut, despite being told to do so by his club's president
Heribert Bruchhagen. For the second time this season, Skibbe
publicly criticised his club's lack of ambition. He was summoned
for talks with Bruchhagen, but emerged saying he will not change
his ways. "I have been told that I must keep everything
internal," he said in the Bild newspaper. "But as the head
coach, it is my responsibility to talk about problems and be
critical. That will also be the same in the future when I am
asked about it." He will have a little less to moan about this
weekend with long-term injury victims Chris, Vasoski and Oka
Nikolov all using the international break to their benefit to
recover from injuries, leaving Skibbe with fewer excuses for not
beating Borussia Monchengladbach.