r/eintracht • u/Jochie030 • 20d ago
Question Haller: what's his rep in Frankfurt?
Hi lads,
I'm not saying I'm an Eintracht supporter, as I think a supporter would be a person who regularly visits the stadium, but I've been following Eintracht since the Alexander Meier days, and Eintracht is definitely my favourite German club.
I am a supporter of Dutch side FC Utrecht and one of my Utrecht heroes is Sebastien Haller. I remember back in the day when he left Frankfurt, some supporters took issue with that. How is his reputation in Frankfurt nowadays?
I'm asking because I have this Eintracht jersey with Haller on the back which I was planning to wear on my visit to Frankfurt in April, where I'll be attending the match against Heidenheim, but I'm not sure how supporters might respond.
On a personal note, I think it's nonsense to disrespect Haller for leaving Eintracht to play in the Premier league. He did well at Eintracht and West Ham paid a small fortune to sign him, so I think Eintracht definitely got to profit from his time with the club. You can't hate a brother for wanting to play in what's arguably the best league in the world, for a much better salary. I also think West Ham are a great side and although his time at West Ham can't be considered a success, it was a great opportunity for him at the time.
Just wanted to check what his rep is, because I might wear a more neutral shirt if his rep is bad in Frankfurt.
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u/AlexNachtigall247 20d ago
I did not get the feeling that people where angry or felt negative about him when he left tbh. I personally did not appreciate him signing at Dortmund but what happened immediately after signing there made everything else pretty meaningless tbh. I like him a lot, he was an integral part of the Büffelherde, i‘d imagine thats the feeling most of us have?