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After the well deserved 1: 3 home loss to Eintracht Frankfurt, Alexander Schwolow stood in front of the camera and went for it.
“Almost like a school team”, the Berliners would have lined up in the first round, declared the new goalkeeper after the final whistle, disappointed and annoyed DAZN. (Service: Bundesliga match schedule)
“Bottom line: we slept through the first half and we have to touch our noses. In general, today wasn’t enough,” Schwolow grumbled.
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André Silva (30th / free kick) and Bas Dost (36th) led the visitors 2-0 up in a one-sided first round before Sebastian Rode (71st) scored the third goal. Martin Hinteregger’s own goal (77th) was only a cosmetic result. (LIVETICKER to read)
Was Hertha’s confident 4-1 initial success against a weak Werder Bremen basically just a flash in the pan? (Service: Bundesliga TABLE)
Hertha reveals glaring defensive weaknesses
Against Eintracht, as in the shameful 4: 5 cup against second-division Eintracht Braunschweig two weeks ago, Hertha revealed blatant defensive weaknesses, but while offense was at least swirling in the first two competitive games, it deteriorated against Frankfurt. especially in the first round a gentle breeze.
Even under the direction of Bruno Labbadia, who in the turbulent last season after Jürgen Klinsmann’s completely botched short-term episode and after the Corona breakup, the self-proclaimed Big City Club did not seem to be heading into calmer and permanently successful waters. .
Demand and reality are often too far apart in Berlin – dropouts like Salomon Kalou’s Facebook live video shortly before the resumption of gaming operations after the Corona breakup do the rest.
Hertha: Who will succeed Córdoba?
Despite investor Lars Windhorst’s millions, Hertha has yet to catch up in terms of transfers. Jhon Córdoba signed at least one new forward shortly before the start of the Bundesliga, and new players are still being sought for the offensive wing and central midfield. Names like Julian Draxler and Mario Götze are also exchanged.
The Berliners are still not as far as expected in building a powerful team, there are still too many construction sites and hot spots; In terms of staff, Hertha still has until October 5 to attract first-class newcomers.
The same applies to Eintracht, who at least have a well-rehearsed team and had a great performance in Berlin.
“We won the duels and we played very well,” Rode said. “A compliment to the whole team. The way everyone worked together made victory possible. My goal only felt like 20km / h, but it doesn’t matter.
For the first time in 202 days, Hertha played a home game in front of the spectators, 4000 people created a great atmosphere in the Olympic Stadium.
Hertha’s offense does not happen at the beginning
Hertha started with the same starting eleven compared to the victory in Bremen, but struggled to build. Berliners opposed the unit with the inscription “for Pauline”, with this the Bundesliga club wanted to draw attention to the fate of a child suffering from blood cancer and promote the registration as a stem cell donor at the DKMS.
Frankfurt gave up early pressure, withdrew completely into their own field when the opponent had possession and narrowed the gaps. The Eintracht took the nerves out of the guests. Hertha’s dreaded offense could not revive.
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Eintracht’s bad luck was that Filip Kostic had to be injured after a collision with Jordan Torunarigha after a quarter of an hour, he was replaced by Steven Zuber.
However, Frankfurt remained very focused on defense and created chances, especially on the right side, as Almamy Touré rushed Hertha’s Maxi Mittelstädt several times.
Silva breaks the spell with a penalty
The leadership of the guests was not undeserved. Silva fell to the ground after a duel with new Hertha captain Dedryck Boyata, decided referee Bastian Dankert (Rostock), somewhat happy for Eintracht, from a penalty. Silva stepped forward and made it 1-0.
Soon after, the guests struck again, again after an attack from the right wing. After a free kick from Daichi Kamada, Dost threw the ball unhindered towards the goal. Boyata was too passive.
Hertha manager Bruno Labbadia reacted with three changes in the second half, with the unfortunate Krzysztof Piatek leaving the field for new signing Jhon Córdoba. The pressure increased, but the Eintracht players never lost a ball.
For a long time, Herthas Matheus Cunha did not act as flashy as usual, who should have been in a good mood. Before the game, it was announced that the 21-year-old was called up for the first time in the Brazilian team.
Increasingly a game on a goal developed, Frankfurt barely made it to the relief attacks. Hertha’s young star Arne Maier limped off in the 66th minute after only being substituted in the second half. Soon after, strong Rode made it all clear with a fluff.
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with sports information service (SID)
