Come On Home
By: Abby | October 26th, 2009Finally, a bit of a turnaround. It took a change of coach, undignified sniping in the press, and until October to do it, but we’ve got another point in the Bundesliga. Defending champions Wolfsburg, home of some particularly potent attackers, were held to a 0-0 draw. And with it, maybe, just maybe, some signs of hope.
“Battling” and “spirited” are used being used to describe the Hertha performance, and to a Hertha fan, there are no better words you want to hear about a performance (besides maybe ones describing a goal). Unlike the lackluster and disinterested games that have been a fixture of Hertha since the summer, against Wolfsburg the Hertha players showed a bit of fight in the fight. It’s as if they cared or something.
Hell, we could have possibly even won the game, if Ramos’ shot had gone in instead of hitting the post. But let’s not get greedy. I’d have been more than happy for a point from the game on Saturday.
Sunday also featured the return of beloved Czech goalkeeper Jaroslav Drobny, who’d been out since nearly the beginning the season. Last year he was the player of the season, but he’s barely played at all this time around and we’ve struggled to replace him. His official backup Christopher Gäng is injured, baby Sascha Burchert has ended up on the blogs for all the wrong reasons, and emergency signing Timo Ochs went off injured on his first game. So it’s great to see him back. (Although this report in Bild on him playing through injury is a little worrying. But it’s Bild, so take it with a grain of salt.)
Pal Dardai (who talks more like a captain than Friedrich did or does) says we need nine points before the winter break. Three wins, or two wins and three draws, would see us on that track. It’s not exactly a call to arms but it’s feasible. No use in getting carried away on one good result.
During that winter break we’ll be hoping to bring in some reinforcements, and if the papers are to be believed, it’s going to be some familiar faces. Ashkan Dejagah started his career at Hertha before leaving for the wealthier climes of Wolfsburg. But he’s not been starting lately and rumors suggest we may go for him on loan.
And since it is the tabloid press, they have to tease us suffering Hertha fans more by suggesting that we will make yet another move for Andriy Voronin. We all love Andriy, and I for one would love to bring him home. I’m pretty sure Liverpool don’t want him, and his energy and experience would be so helpful right now. As would his presence. There’s something about him that does make me smile.
We’re out of the Cup, so we have a week to dwell on things before going to visit a surprisingly sturdy Borussia Dortmund. We’ll see if our turnaround will continue.
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Hi Abby, apparently I’m not the only one who puked because of a Hertha match this season. Drobny tossed his biscuits DURING THE MATCH. Bild, ever ready as they are to sort through garbage cans for a story, found a package of Voltaren behind his goal. That’s a muscle relaxant which, as I know from personal experience, is great for aches and pains but makes you feel quite queasy.
Anyway hats off to Drobs for giving it his all and then some.Posted from
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I think it’s Voronin’s hair and fashion sense. There’s always the delightful whiff of bad fashion taste around him… even in uniform.
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This was not a good performance after the Dortmund goal. We had no response at all and that was a ridiculous play by Kacar. The Koln game is an absolute must now!
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The metaphorical ink on the reports of our revival is barely dry, and everything is out the window already.
In fairness, Dortmund were just as dismal; we should have had a terrible draw instead of another terrible loss.
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Next on the menu:
Cologne – Stuttgart – Frankfurt
then
Schalke – Leverkusen – MunichHertha could get anywhere between three and nine points from the next three games and anywhere between zero and one point from the remaining three games. At worst Hertha go into the Winter break with 7 points – or with 14 points at the very best. With 7 points Hertha will be relegated already by Christmas. 14 points will put them in a position where they can at least fight for their Bundesliga existence.
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Looking at the positives, Lusti and Pisczek were pretty decent, the team appeared to try, and the penalty was a joke. But that’s it. Not only are we incapable of creating any chances. Most of the time, we can’t even complete short passes in midfield. I’m not optimistic about the Cologne game.
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