All or Nothing

By: Abby | August 26th, 2009

Valeri Domovchiyski gave Hertha a lifeline in Denmark. The young Bulgarian scored the 1 in a 2-1 loss (and missed a chance for a 2), giving us a hope that we can overturn the result at the Jahn Sportpark. A 1-0 win would see us through.

My anxiety about the team was detailed pretty well on Monday; I’m still feeling that way today. The worry that I have is about goals and how to score them. We seem to have forgotten recently how to get that ball into the net. We were never a high-scoring team, preferring to rely more on defense, but we did get the job done when it needed to happen. Hopefully, back at home for the first time since that 1-0 win over Hannover, we’ll remember how it was done.

Team news is that Artur Wichniarek, who came off early into the first leg, might be back, but Lulu says he’s not yet 100%. In his place is likely to be his countryman Lukasz Piszczek, who’s been mostly deployed lately in defense. However, he did play striker earlier in his career, and desperate times call for whoever we can throw up there. Domo will have the other place up front, being the only fit striker, and the rest of the team will likely be much as what we saw at Bochum.

News is that there are still plenty of tickets left, even considering that Brøndby fans have bought up 2,000 of them.

The money from getting into the Europa League proper is probably going to play a role in our transfer fans, but beating Brøndby or not, we still need some reinforcements. Brazilian reports say that we’re negotiating for a player named Ferdandinho, who’s also a rumored target of Sporting in Portugal and Atletico Madrid. There are also apparently negotiations underway for Rwandan striker Haroun Niyonzima.

Meanwhile, BZ won’t let the dream of a certain Ukrainian die.

So make your sacrifices, knock wood, and wear your lucky clothing. We’ll need to get our luck back for tomorrow.