Eintracht Frankfurt got a 1 – 6 hiding from Bayer Leverkusen on matchday 32, their worst defeat of the season. And the German media have dished out harsh performance reviews on the players, including team libero Makoto Hasebe.

Manager Adi Hutter went into the match with a total of nine defensive players in the starting eleven, with Hasebe in front of a back four of centre-backs. His plan completely backfired when Frankfurt conceded half a dozen goals in 36 minutes. Dishonourably, Frankfurt became the fourth team in Bundesliga history to let in six goals in the first half.

Newspaper Frankfurter Rundschau rated Filip Kostic, who scored the consolation goal, a rating of “so-so”, and a “weak” for the rest of the Frankfurt team. It wrote about Hasebe’s performance: “For a veteran known for his anticipation, he did everything too hastily in Sunday’s match. His vision got lost in the whirlwind of Leverkusen’s attack. He basically escorted (Charles) Aranguiz to score Leverkusen’s fourth. He should do better.”

Magazine Kicker awarded goalkeeper Kevin Trapp a “4” (1 highest, 6 lowest), defender Danny Da Costa a “4.5”, Hasebe and five others a “5”, defender David Abraham and midfielder Gelson Fernandes a “5.5” and defender Evan N’Dicka the lowest “6”.

As a result, Hasebe received his lowest player rating of the season, and it greatly impacted his outfield player ranking in the magazine. His average rating of “2.84” became “2.92” after the Leverkusen match, and he fell from 4th to 9th in the overall ranking. He remains the top centre-back, but the gap has closed between him and Leipzig’s Willi Orban (2.95, 11th).

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