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Ancelotti harsh in assessing Bayern's display after draw with Eintracht

Reuters

Bayern Munich manager Carlo Ancelotti pulled no punches in appraising his side's performance after Saturday's drab 2-2 draw with 10-man Eintracht Frankfurt.

Bayern conceded twice for the first time during Ancelotti's reign, and without a win in its last three matches, the Bavarian behemoth is mired in its worst run in 18 months.

Ancelotti, who replaced Pep Guardiola in the summer, was frank in his determination of the four-time defending Bundesliga champ, saying, "We slept for almost all the first 45 minutes.

"The second half was a little bit better, but in the end it's the right result for both teams."

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"It's not difficult to give an opinion about this game," the Italian added. "We didn't play well, we didn't show a good attitude, we played against a side that were more aggressive with a different attitude."

Bayern twice surrendered the lead, with in-form Mexican Marco Fabian chesting in a 78th-minute equaliser after Szabolcs Hustzi - who scored Eintracht's opener - was sent off for an attempted head-butt on teen talent Renato Sanches.

Hustzi's violent display sparked a skirmish, with players from both sides involved. Ancelotti noted that his lot's participation was a nod to a lack of concentration.

"I wanted to calm down my players, but I would prefer them to stay away from such incidents. This sort of thing typifies how the players weren't so focused on the game today," he said.

"I'm not angry when my team doesn't play well. There's only one thing that makes me angry, that's when the attitude of my players is wrong. I have to make changes because I don't want my team to have this kind of attitude."

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