After another defeat, Hoeness called on Stuttgart to adjust their mentality to face the next challenge

In this round of the Bundesliga, Stuttgart lost to Frankfurt 0-1 after Dachler was sent off and conceded a goal. In an interview, coach Hoeness said that he hoped the team could adjust their mood and face the next game together.

In the 57th minute of the second half, Ekitik was brought down by Dakhil while dribbling the ball. The referee showed Dakhil a red card for this, and Stuttgart could only hold on with 10 players.

In the 70th minute, Christensen got the ball and shot, but it was blocked by Stuttgart goalkeeper Alexander Niebel. Then Götze made a follow-up shot and scored, helping Frankfurt take the lead 1-0.

In the end, Stuttgart lost 0-1 to Frankfurt away from home and suffered two consecutive defeats. In addition, Stuttgart will play against Leipzig at home in the semi-finals of the 2024/25 German Cup, which is another difficult game.

Stuttgart coach Hoeness said in an interview, "Congratulations to Frankfurt for winning the game, but it was not a good day from our perspective. We are satisfied with the performance in the first half, but on the other hand, the red card in the second half had a huge impact on the game. This allowed Frankfurt to further speed up the pace at home, and we failed to survive that pressure."

"But the most important thing now is to adjust my mentality as quickly as possible and devote all my energy to the upcoming German Cup."

Stuttgart goalkeeper Alexander Niebel said, "It's certainly not an advantage to play with one less player, but even after one was sent off, we still created opportunities. We took the initiative in the first half, while Frankfurt mainly waited for opportunities to counterattack. The situation in the second half was similar, but it was a bit unfortunate to concede a goal, but we never gave up the fight."

"This defeat is a setback because we wanted to turn the tide in this game. But now we have to adjust quickly because this German Cup semi-final is crucial for us."

In addition, Waltermade said, "Even though we were one man short, our performance was not bad. At some critical moments, we could have been more decisive, but Frankfurt is a strong team at home."

"With a little more luck, we could have equalised because we created a lot of chances. We have a very important game ahead of us and a chance to reach the German Cup final."