Bundesliga: Before HSV game: Eintracht coach Riera with angry speech

According to the Spaniard, there is “a lot of poison in the club’s environment. But I don’t accept lies. I’m not here as a puppet and demand respect,” Riera complained and affirmed before the 100th Bundesliga duel with Hamburger SV on Saturday (3:30 p.m./Sky): “I can promise that every player will give everything for the club and the common goal until my last day. Everyone is 100 percent involved.”

According to Riera, there had been no “weird situation with any player” in the past few days. “Our fans deserve the truth. And that is that we had a great atmosphere in training. It’s nothing bad,” asserted Riera, who was criticized, and got heated in the press conference: “Give correct information and not some lies, so that some people think: What kind of circus is this at Eintracht.”

Frankfurt needs a win

After just one win from the last five games, the Hessians are under enormous pressure in the fight for an international starting place. With 43 points, Eintracht is in the required seventh place, level with SC Freiburg. “We now have three finals,” said Riera, looking at the table.