The aftermath of the bad home bankruptcy against Bayern at the start of the second leg of the Bundesliga on Sunday continued into Wednesday. Actually, Hertha BSC’s only public training session was scheduled for that day this week. A dozen journalists and several training lapwings came by and braved the wet and cold weather.
But then suddenly it was said that the unit is no longer open to the public, but closed to everyone after the mandatory warm-up program. After twenty minutes, the broadcasting van from the pay channel Sky turned on, which was right on the lawn edge to the training ground. Then everyone else trotted away in a moody mood. “We want to focus on training without any background noise,” said Alexander Nouri.
Nouri had to explain the measure
The 40-year-old assistant to coach Jürgen Klinsmann had the task of explaining his boss’s short-term change of heart. The fact that it wasn’t nice for the fans who came to support their heroes didn’t make Nouri’s job easier. “We’re in a situation where we put all our energy into work, it’s not against the fans,” said Nouri.
The fact is that Hertha is back in the middle of the relegation battle due to the 0: 4 from Sunday, only two places and points away from the relegation place. Next Saturday it will be a difficult away game at VfL Wolfsburg.
Above all, the Berliners must step up their offensive efforts and generate more impact. Klinsmann had already called for reinforcements for the offensive. “If we find something in the offensive area, it would help us enormously,” the Berlin coach had said after the Bayern game.
Matheus Cunha is traded
But so far nothing has happened in this direction. The latest candidate should now be striker Matheus Cunha from league leaders RB Leipzig. The 20-year-old Brazilian is said to be at the top of the internal wish list.
Dedryck Boyata must definitely be replaced in Wolfsburg.
Hertha’s right central defender saw the fifth yellow card against Munich and is suspended. Niklas Stark, who is back in training, is most likely to replace him. Alternatively, Karim Rekik, if he is fully fit, could slide from his usual left central defender position to the right. Jordan Torunarigha could then appear for him. The had already represented the struck Rekik against Bayern.
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