In the 2022-23 German Cup final, Frankfurt lost to Leipzig and did not win the championship for the first time in five seasons. The thickness of the player layer including substitutes, the right counters that create gaps in the back three, the ability to react to system changes, the individuality of FW Christopher Nkunku, FW Timo Werner, and MF Dani Olmo …, the list is going on and on about why Frankfurt didn’t beat Leipzig.
However, they were level until the 71st minute when they conceded a goal. “It was a very close game until we conceded. There weren’t many chances for either side, but we have to admit that they took control after we conceded,” said the goalkeeper Kevin Trapp.
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Manager Oliver Glasner also had the same opinion, saying, “We did well until the first goal. Above all, when the first goal was conceded, Makoto Hasebe, who usually encourages his allies strongly immediately after conceding a goal, fell to his knees and expressed his disappointment. Hasebe’s unusual reaction seemed to show that he had suffered terribly until then.
For Daichi Kamata, who has announced his retirement at the end of this season, this was the last real game in Frankfurt. During the pre-match ceremony, giant banners with the logos of both teams and key players appeared on the pitch. Mario Götze, Randall Koro Muani, and Daichi Kamata were printed on the Frankfurt flag.
Gotze, the leader who joined Frankfurt last summer and fought without arrogance despite being a big name. Both of them and Kamata were drawn side by side.
After the World Cup in Qatar, Kamata was less involved in scoring, and there was a time when he was in a bad mood. However, despite this, he played an active role as a central player without any complaints, scoring 9 goals and 6 assists in the league, the most in Frankfurt, and 4 goals in the German Cup.
