Comments on: Can We Play The Favre Way? http://hertha.theoffside.com/team-news/can-we-play-the-favre-way.html News from Hertha Berlin German football team Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:16:32 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Abby http://hertha.theoffside.com/team-news/can-we-play-the-favre-way.html#comment-179 Abby Wed, 19 Dec 2007 06:28:25 +0000 http://hertha.theoffside.com/team-news/can-we-play-the-favre-way.html#comment-179 I wonder, too, if it comes back to the Hoeness question. After all, he's the one who's supposed to be in charge of the finances- is it down to him that the good players we produce are both not staying at Hertha, but then not even getting decent transfer fees that could really help the club? Getting €7.4 million for one Boateng brother is good business, but letting the other go for so cheaply, Dejagah on a free, and other transfers as well (like Chris Samba to Blackburn) makes me wonder if Hoeness knows how to actually conduct financial negotiations properly. After all, the decent sale was to Tottenham Hotspur, and they're not exactly known as hard bargainers... Hopefully there's still talent in the youth system (like Ebert), and Favre can inspire them to stay for a bit. If he works as well with youth as his reputation says he does, then things might be able to work out. The young players might demand less if they feel like the team actually has some hope of going anywhere. I wonder, too, if it comes back to the Hoeness question. After all, he’s the one who’s supposed to be in charge of the finances- is it down to him that the good players we produce are both not staying at Hertha, but then not even getting decent transfer fees that could really help the club? Getting €7.4 million for one Boateng brother is good business, but letting the other go for so cheaply, Dejagah on a free, and other transfers as well (like Chris Samba to Blackburn) makes me wonder if Hoeness knows how to actually conduct financial negotiations properly. After all, the decent sale was to Tottenham Hotspur, and they’re not exactly known as hard bargainers…

Hopefully there’s still talent in the youth system (like Ebert), and Favre can inspire them to stay for a bit. If he works as well with youth as his reputation says he does, then things might be able to work out. The young players might demand less if they feel like the team actually has some hope of going anywhere.

]]> By: Jan http://hertha.theoffside.com/team-news/can-we-play-the-favre-way.html#comment-177 Jan Tue, 18 Dec 2007 17:35:09 +0000 http://hertha.theoffside.com/team-news/can-we-play-the-favre-way.html#comment-177 Here are some lose thoughts I have on Hertha and Favre: - Hertha has a big youth academy, which has produced some interesting talent recently. - Lucien Favre likes to work with young players and teach them his football philosophy. = PERFECT MATCH - Hertha needs to turn every penny (euro) to consolidate their finances. - The young players they produced came with egos and wage demands, that were too big for the club. - Jerome Boateng is one of the most promising German defenders at the moment. He is a Hamburg starting XI regular, and cost the club just €1.2m to sign (and by now he has at least doubled his price tag). Hertha couldn't keep him. - Ashkan Dejagah is a promising midfielder/striker who scored 5 goals (plus 1 assist) for Wolfsburg. Wolfsburg got him for free, because they met his wage demands. Another prestigious loss for Hertha. - Kevin-Prince Boateng was sold for €7.4m. He is very talented, but in his case Hertha got a very good price and can claim they weeded out a bad seed. = MISMATCH So now, Lucien Favre needs to buy all the young players he needs from his former employee in Switzerland (minus Patrick Ebert). It'll be interesting to watch how this all works out in the end. Maybe Hertha can continue to count on one or two good talents coming through their own youth each year (and keep them for a change), and built a team that can challenge the top three by 2009/2010 as Favre plans. Here are some lose thoughts I have on Hertha and Favre:

- Hertha has a big youth academy, which has produced some interesting talent recently.
- Lucien Favre likes to work with young players and teach them his football philosophy.
= PERFECT MATCH

- Hertha needs to turn every penny (euro) to consolidate their finances.
- The young players they produced came with egos and wage demands, that were too big for the club.
- Jerome Boateng is one of the most promising German defenders at the moment. He is a Hamburg starting XI regular, and cost the club just €1.2m to sign (and by now he has at least doubled his price tag). Hertha couldn’t keep him.
- Ashkan Dejagah is a promising midfielder/striker who scored 5 goals (plus 1 assist) for Wolfsburg. Wolfsburg got him for free, because they met his wage demands. Another prestigious loss for Hertha.
- Kevin-Prince Boateng was sold for €7.4m. He is very talented, but in his case Hertha got a very good price and can claim they weeded out a bad seed.
= MISMATCH

So now, Lucien Favre needs to buy all the young players he needs from his former employee in Switzerland (minus Patrick Ebert).

It’ll be interesting to watch how this all works out in the end. Maybe Hertha can continue to count on one or two good talents coming through their own youth each year (and keep them for a change), and built a team that can challenge the top three by 2009/2010 as Favre plans.

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