Hütter hooks and slams captain Koch after Frankfurt's 6-0 loss

📰 The fallout from Frankfurt's 6-0 thrashing in Leipzig has spread to the relationship between coach and captain. 📌 Key points 🔄 Adi Hütter substituted captain Robin Koch at half-time. 🗣️ Hütter said: 'From a leader and captain I simply expect something different.' 🧱 He said the defending was not Bundesliga standard. 😞 Jonathan Burkardt said Frankfurt 'looked like a school team'. 🛡️ Koch accepted responsibility and said running away was not an option. 📝 What happened 📉 Frankfurt conceded four goals in the first half at Leipzig on 10 October and lost 6-0. Hütter took off captain Robin Koch at the break. 🗣️ 'From a leader and captain I simply expect something different,' Hütter said afterwards. 'I expect more from Robin.' He told Sky that 'the leadership and the performance were simply too little'. Of the defence as a whole, he said: 'The goals were far too easy. That's not Bundesliga standard.' 😞 The players were just as downbeat. Burkardt said: 'We lost every duel at the back and then looked like a school team.' Goalkeeper Noah Atubolu said: 'Conceding 16 goals after five games is huge. It cannot go on like this.' 🛡️ Speaking to kicker on 11 October, Koch called it a 'disastrous performance' and said he takes responsibility as captain. He accepted the decision to substitute him and said: 'Running away or burying my head in the sand is not an option for me.' 📊 By the numbers • Result at Leipzig: 6-0 (4-0 at half-time) • Goals conceded in five games: 16 • League record: one win in five, 5 points, 14th 🔭 Why it matters With a new coach publicly criticising his captain, there are fears Frankfurt's crisis could spill into the dressing room. Hütter also said: 'We win and lose as a team. I am the one responsible.' Frankfurt host Cologne on 16 October.