Magath hasn't been the same without Seppo Eichkorn. Why isn't he his assistant at Hertha?
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Well he said he wanted a young assistant who'd have a better feel for the current player generation and Eichkorn is already 65.
Magath getting Covid was almost predictable...if this Hertha season was a sitcom critics would complain that the punchlines are too obvious.
Flick has announced die Mannschaft's first squad for the WC year:
missing due to injuries: Wirtz, Sülinho, Goretzka, Gosens and Hofmann
notable absentees: Can, Andrich (having a good season for Leverkusen), Burkardt (potential long term option for the vacant #9 position)
notable returnees: Draxler (why??), Weigl, Henrichs
debutant: Anton Stach
missing due to injuries: Wirtz, Sülinho, Goretzka, Gosens and Hofmann
notable absentees: Can, Andrich (having a good season for Leverkusen), Burkardt (potential long term option for the vacant #9 position)
notable returnees: Draxler (why??), Weigl, Henrichs
debutant: Anton Stach
Didn´t Gosens just debut for Inter?
Andrich wouldve been there if he didn´t just come back from injury, I suppose. Maybe next time.
A few questionable choices in general: Why so many CB´s? What is Ginter doing there? Koch? Stach? DRAXLER?
Andrich wouldve been there if he didn´t just come back from injury, I suppose. Maybe next time.
A few questionable choices in general: Why so many CB´s? What is Ginter doing there? Koch? Stach? DRAXLER?
Thought they were going to get rid of the die Mannschaft brand nonsense?
Yea Andrich would be a good midfield option.
Henrichs has done decently lately so I guess he's an option for RB. Draxler doesn't make any sense, at Weigl plays regularly for Benfica so maybe he's having a good season.
If I remember correctly this happened once before, done by a St. Pauli fan and they (rightfully) lost the game by default.
Lars Windhorst, well respected Hertha investor, is scheduled to appear on the very serious and respected Bild TV talk. Tomorrow at 9:00 CET.
Not meaning to minimize this, but I do wonder how severely hampered you can actually be by getting hit with a plastic cup to the head. Those solid ones are pretty, well, solid, but they're not very heavy are they? And doesn't seem to be one of those thick ones. Can it really be that bad that you are concussed or can't continue?
Watching the incident in the highlight he does look pretty dazed afterwards, and the way he signals he's ok while looking dazed only underlines the sense of impact..
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First time I have seen the goal line technology fail. Really weird situation in Mainz.
Lars Windhorst, well respected Hertha investor, is scheduled to appear on the very serious and respected Bild TV talk. Tomorrow at 9:00 CET.
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I feel so sorry that this is still in my sleeping time on Sundays...
It's been two years almost down to the day, but it looks like stadiums might finally return to normalcy.
I feel so sorry that this is still in my sleeping time on Sundays...
I have a feeling there will be plenty of coverage to look at afterwards.
Having watched one entire half of Hertha I can now state with confidence that Richter is a true master of these shots with the right foot from the right that actually end up curving away from goal and eventually go out of play 6m to the other side.
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Don't care, won a game.
And of course Stuttgart had to stage yet another comeback win.
It's definitely not boring down there:
14. Stuttgart 26
15. Augsburg 26
16. Hertha 26
17. Bielefeld 25
Hertha and Fürth doing god´s work.
Don't care, won a game.
And of course Stuttgart had to stage yet another comeback win.
It's definitely not boring down there:
14. Stuttgart 26
15. Augsburg 26
16. Hertha 26
17. Bielefeld 25
It could have been
14 Augburg 29
15 Hertha 26
16 Bielefeld 25
17 Stuttgart 23
It's quite amazing how much changed in those six minutes. Augsburg would have been nearly saved and now they are as likely as anyone to get relegated. And Stuttgart were about to suffer a huge set back and now they are the winner of the matchday. Hertha's victory is still massively important of course, especially as it breaks their negative momentum, but in terms of the table it's only a very small step, due to Stuttgart's win.
Bielefeld however... with an attack worse than Fürth's it was always their rock solid (relatively speaking) defense that gave them a chance to survive. Which makes their collapse against Mainz doubly worrying. Four losses in a row, 0:9 goals.. one win in seven games.. it's not entirely his fault I'm sure, but I think they are at a point where a lot of clubs would sack their coach, just to do something.
That Müller pass before the fourth goal was sublime.
Kimmich, Coman, Musiala, Müller and Sane substituted pretty early - after the 4th goal the show stopped.
Roca deserves to play more minutes.
Some years ago with another type of football he probably would have played much more.
If that another type means a bit less rabid verticality and a bit more calm possession I think Nagelsmann could do well to try to include a bit more of that type into our game.
Shame SCF didn't show up today would've been great for the top 4 fight. Magath got the guys from the capitol to run.
I saw something earlier saying he'd got whiplash and a bruised skull. No idea if it's true though, but i don't think it was an empty cup either. If it had liquid still in it gravity could make that hurt especially if he's not expecting it.
I think it's entirely irrelevant how seriously he was injured. When the referees get physically attacked a line has been crossed and the game has to be canceled out of principle.
The linesman checked himself into the hospital since he didn’t feel well. According to him he was diagnosed with what you posted: bruised skull and whiplash.
Here's the video of Windhorst (and Magath) on Bild TV
Certainly two of the most capable and attractive anchormen and moderators the world of entertainment has ever seen.
Certainly two of the most capable and attractive anchormen and moderators the world of entertainment has ever seen.
A little write up on attempts to improve Germany's youth system:
Confusing the opponent by playing Haaland's body double next to him already paid off.
Terrible start for Köln - Benno Schmitz injured, and while he was getting treatment, Dortmund scored using exactly the space he would usually cover.
Nonetheless strong game from them and now the well deserved 1-1. Will be a quite tough job for Dortmund if they want to win this...
And it's astonishing to look at the live stats...
Possession: 62% - 38%
Pass completion: 86% - 77%
xGoals: 1.21 - 0.39
One team is showing true top team numbers, and it's not Dortmund...
Never ever doubted Paulinho.
It's the downside of having Passlack and Wolf on the right side, the team's build up can't withstand the pressure. Bellingham and Reyna don't really have a good day either.
They keep playing most of their attacks on Passlack's side too. Maybe that's actually an indirect way to minimize counter attacks, since Guerreiro, Akanji and Hazard certainly would be much more effective in transition if the turnovers happened on their side.
Given how the game has played out so far 1:1 is a pretty good half time result for Dortmund. Hopefully Cologne will tire a bit and Rose also has Brandt and Malen on the bench once spaces open up.
While that observation is true I think this is also due to Köln's injury problems. Fielding Uth as RW really doesn't work well for their usual attacking play, as he might be their worst crosser. Usually not a big issue, as Schmitz behind him is excellent, but with Ehizibue at RB Köln is really lacking crossing ability on the right wing now. It's probably a bit lucky for them, that their stronger attacking side matches with Dortmund's weaker defensive wing. It's the opposite the other side of the pitch, but as long as Köln keeps dominating the match this will favour them.
I wouldn't necessarily say that the right side of Dortmund is worse defensively. Wolf is half a right back and Guerreiro isn't really much better defensively than Passlack. So maybe it's mostly down to Köln's own profile, like you described.
Anyway Hummels on for Passlack, switch to a back three and Dortmund seem much more confident in build up. A good chance for the fake Wolf, too.
I'm not saying he's made any big mistakes, but I feel like the ref isn't really confidently in charge of the game and it's getting unnecessarily heated because of it.
Always had the impression that Passlack really wasn't good at anything in the past few years...
Nonetheless I agree, switching to a back three made Dortmund much more solid. Nothing really happens at the moment, but that is an improvement for Dortmund, as they stopped leaking chances.
He's not. He's probably RB no4 and he's only playing, because Meunier and Morey are injured and Wolf is being played further upfront because of injuries and Brandt suffering from being Julian Brandt.
Also: that Köln defender made an honest effort to get to that pass, didn't he? The ref just killed an advantage that would have seen Haaland through on goal.
Speaking of which:
"If you listen within the club you mainly hear the name Brandt in conversations, that describe this team's lack of will for the big goals."
https://www.waz.de/sport/fussball/b...fgerufen-leistung-zu-bringen-id234878477.html
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Not surprising at all. After the match yesterday every player from both teams as well as Marco Rose seemed to be ok with the draw. They didn't really seem to care that they lost two points and the last chance to build momentum to maybe challenge Bayern.
Only Baumgart took responsibility for the result, as he said it was his mistake not to react faster to Dortmund's back three, but besides him and Haaland, no one appeared to be unhappy.
Talk about mentality, when the manager of last years 16th placed team is taking the blame for not killing off Dortmund...
Rose actually had a press conference a week or two ago where he accepted a lot of the most common criticism against the team and himself.
But considering his team actually outperformed Cologne in the running stats, despite having an extra midweek fixture, who should he call out? Haaland for having a terrible game in his first start after an injury? Reyna for lacking impact after having his first full match since August? Guerreiro for having little attacking impact after he just came back from Covid and only started because Schulz got injured while warming up? 18 year old Bellingham for losing a bit of form after having to play 90 minutes in basically every match? Passlack or Wolf for being mediocre footballers and their inability to deal with Köln's pressing? Himself for not starting Hummels right after his Corona infection? There is a lot of valid criticism to be made about this season, but when you have this many fitness and injury problems, as well as underlying problems with the quality/balance of the squad itself (e.g. having to take off Haaland for Reinier or having to end the game with Brandt and Pongracic as wingbacks), then you have to accept a draw like this sometimes, at least if the effort was there.
A lot of valid points, and I agree with the facts. It's just the feeling I get that while you have to accept a result like that, the most elite teams simply wouldn't do that but react in a "nonetheless we should win such games" way.
Didn't cologne also have 8 regulars not being available for the match?
Dortmund didn't play better or worse than against Hoffenheim, Bielefeld or Mainz. They just didn't have the luck they had against Mainz and Hoffenheim.
Dortmund isn't an elite team for a while. Just look at this year's cup competition. Despite having pretty easy draws, they failed thoroughly. None of their exits was unlucky or undeserved.
Their position in the Bundesliga is actually pretty good considering their performances. There were years they played much better football and were much further behind.
One reason of course is Bayern playing pretty underwhelming since the winter break.
Dortmund didn't play better or worse than against Hoffenheim, Bielefeld or Mainz. They just didn't have the luck they had against Mainz and Hoffenheim.
Dortmund isn't an elite team for a while. Just look at this year's cup competition. Despite having pretty easy draws, they failed thoroughly. None of their exits was unlucky or undeserved.
Their position in the Bundesliga is actually pretty good considering their performances. There were years they played much better football and were much further behind.
One reason of course is Bayern playing pretty underwhelming since the winter break.