Pal Dardai had sad eyes the day after. The Cup Eight against Borussia Dortmund, this particularly unpromising 0: 3, Hertha’s coach had torn from his dream of the finals. It was only been a very personal dream that affected more and more about the Cup stages in autumn and winter, until finally, half the city was dreaming him. Also because his courageous team temporarily played really good football, passion and momentum and so on. For months, the Berliners were even third in the league with the outlook Champions League. But now, in April, when the big games come and go, when the league turns in its final phase, this team goes along with their coaches from a bit of steam. And now come the Bayern.
“We are still up there now and try to defend it,” says Dardai the day after the semi-final defeat in the cup. What should he say? In the morning he saved his side leakage, it was played “street football”, as he says. To fatigue “rauszubolzen”, an attempt to somehow turn the mood.
The vergeigte dream has left disappointment. For several days the team seems exhausted, physically. Now even mentally. Yes, it may sometimes be lamented shortly, which has become nothing from the dream, but please now not even lose their nerve. For although Hertha has won this season so much of respect, of respect and devotion, so may now also some lost. “We know our program, it will be very hard,” says Dardai. Saturday Bayern Munich enters the sold-out Olympic Stadium. Then Hertha traveling to Leverkusen, then comes Darmstadt before going to the end of the season to Mainz.
Hertha goes as in fourth on the final straight. This place would nevertheless still attract the participation in the Champions League qualification by the end. It would be the big thing. More likely is that the Berlin allowed to compete in next season’s Europa League. But they would have between five and seven course land. Measured in mind that they are almost relegated a year ago, that would still be a success. Although seemed more possible. But after last three games without a win in the Bundesliga (0: 5 Mönchengladbach, 2: 2 Hanover, 1: 2 Hoffenheim) and the Pokalaus threatens the good impression, could make the Hertha long to fade somewhat
. “now it comes again to be resistant,” Michael Preetz said. Even the manager of Hertha has not escaped that go out of the team of fuel threatens. A strong, because play-fast Dortmund team covered the to clear. “We know that we have better performances against top teams had” Preetz said. For example, as those in February, when Hertha was still in the juice and Borussia Dortmund a 0: 0 abtrotze in private Chance Plus. At that time, Hertha was able to really attack and spirited BVB. Of which not much was seen on Wednesday evening. “Dortmund was too fast for us,” Dardai had said at night. He could have said, Dortmund has not let in Berlin until the game.
“We are a hardworking team,” says Dardai one night later. But if this team is no longer busy, or can be diligent because their dwindling forces, then just developing at Dortmund an unequal duel. Symbolically allowed here Jens Hegeler be used. Hertha midfielder is a technically good player, pass certain size, one with eye, as the saying goes. But Hegeler is now time as a player not a hunter type, but exactly this football Hertha played with success – aggressive launch of the opponent, energetic pressing, always courageous, always rebellious, always the enemy zusetzend. It is a very elaborate style, but also one who eats grains.
“We are at the limit,” says Pal Dardai. Also why the coach will rotate staff. Tolga Ciğerci, Peter Pekarik and Valentin Stocker will be on Saturday against Bayern in the starting XI. “It come in fresh players who can fighten 90 minutes. We want to keep the game as long as possible open and perhaps steal the Bayern one point. “Others, however, service providers who do not currently bring what they have already proved, get a break. About Genki Haraguchi, or Vladimir Darida. The Czech, not wrongly chosen as Herthaner the first round, which lauffreudigste player in the league, weakened recently and now has muscular problems. Against Dortmund he fell out already, and also the two upcoming games against Bayern and Leverkusen he will leave on the instructions of the coach. Dardai: “I told him that I need him in top shape for the last two season game.”
The Bayern could be champions on Saturday, again in Berlin. Real says Pal Dardai and told that this was pretty much the last thing umtreibe him that. “Three or four weeks ago, I have seen the last time on the table.”
The now looks not much worse for his team, even if the press last defeats. Maybe it will Pal Dardai, again to light the fire with its players. On that they can be tightened again. The eye will be able to tell him.
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